Quote "Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Joke What do you call a super articulate dinosaur? A Thesaurus Fun Fact 65% of autistic kids are left-handed, and only 10% of people in general are left-handed. Reading Fact Adults with lower literacy levels believe they have little impact on political processes, and are less likely to participate in volunteering activities. History Fact Diplomatic Breakdown Th

This week due to sickness, I couldn’t read a whole lot of books, but I was able to listen to one.  One book that I was able to listen to be A Lot to Unpack by Portia MacIntosh.  This is what I thought about it.   A Lot to Unpack by Portia MacIntosh This book was super cute. We have Liberty who finds out that her boyfriend is cheating on her through a dating app called Matcher. Liberty and Ben both work at a private investigator company and Liberty is just the receptionist so

Quote "Life is made of ever so many partings welded together." Charles Dickens Joke What did the grape say when it got stepped on? Nothing - but it let out a little whine Fun Fact There’s no period in “Dr. Pepper”. It was removed because the old logo font made it look like “Di: Pepper”. Reading Fact Children who frequently read books at 10 years old, and more than once a week at 16 years old, gain higher results in math, vocabulary, and spelling tests than those who read less

Quote "Nothing is worth more than this day." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Joke The machine at the coin factory just suddenly stopped working, with no explanation. It doesn’t make any cents Fun Fact In 1325, two Italian city states fought over a bucket which resulted in 2,000 deaths. It started when two soldiers stole a bucket from a well from the city center. Reading Fact Sixteen-year-olds who read books for pleasure outside of school hours are more likely to secure professiona

Quote "Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it." Epictetus Joke Why are frogs so happy? They eat whatever bugs them Fun Fact Hanna-Barbera pitched  The Flintstones  to networks for 8 weeks before it was finally picked up. It became the first ever animated show to air during primetime. Reading Fact Adults who read for only 30 minutes a week are 20% more likely to have greater life satisfaction. History Fact Pre-Internet In the 1980s (a decade before the World Wide Web was cre

Quote "No man is free who is not master of himself." Epictetus Joke I'm on a seafood diet. Every time I see food, I eat it Fun Fact Nowadays, millionaires with just $1 million isn’t considered wealthy anymore by most Americans. Now, the typical American sees at least $2.4 million as wealthy. Reading Fact York University found that people who enjoyed reading fiction engaged better in 'theory of mind', learning and developing their emotions alongside the characters whose storie