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

Quote "If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere." Frank A. Clark Joke I like European food so I decided to Russia over there because I was Hungary. After Czech'ing the menu I ordered Turkey. When I was Finnished I told the waiter 'Spain good but there is Norway I could eat another bite' Fun Fact Medieval chastity belts are a myth. A great majority of examples now existing were made in the 18th and 19th centuries as jokes. Reading Fact Children w

Quote "Three things in life – your health, your mission, and the people you love. That’s it." Naval Ravikant Joke He who laughs last thinks slowest Fun Fact People who post their fitness routine to Facebook are more likely to have psychological problems. Reading Fact There's a gender gap developing between boys and girls, with boys scoring lower than girls on literacy measures from Grade 3 through to Grade 12. History Fact Not All Bad Genghis Khan exempted the poor, teachers,