Quote "Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can." Christa McAuliffe Joke Sleeping comes so naturally to me, I could do it with my eyes closed Fun Fact The youngest Pope in history was Pope Benedict IX who was 11 years old at the time of election. He is also the only person to have been the Pope more than once. Reading Fact The longest novel ever written is  À la recherche du temps perdu  by Marcel Proust, at 1,267,069 words long. History Fact Before the mid-19th century

Quote "Quality is not an act, it is a habit." Aristotle Joke German sausage jokes are just the wurst Fun Fact There are less than 30 ships in the Royal Canadian Navy which is less than most third-world countries. Reading Fact However, there are more public libraries than McDonald's in America, with 16,766 public libraries compared to 14,157 McDonald's. History Fact Mexican General Santa Anna had an elaborate state funeral  for his amputated leg. Movie/TV Trivia I Am Legend Wh

Quote "Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later." Og Mandino Joke Need an ark? I Noah guy Fun Fact Violin bows are commonly made from horse hair. Reading Fact Americans only read half as much, at just over 5 hours per week. History Fact In medieval times people were put to death for being witches. One anthropologist conjectures as many as 600,000 "witches" lost their lives . Movie/TV Trivia Titanic The scenes set in 1912, i.e. the whole movie except the

This week I have read a few short stories and a junior fiction novel.  Below is what I have read this week. 1. Better Than The Prom by Lynn Painter 2. Better Than Before by Lynn Painter 3. Nothing Better Than You by Lynn Painter 4. The 15th of December by Lynn Painter 5. The Wish Switch by Lynn Painter   This is what I thought of each book Better Than The Prom by Lynn Painter In this novella we are following Wes and Liz and how their prom didn't go the way that they wanted it

Quote "A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t." Jack Dempsey Joke I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it Fun Fact In 2009, Stephen Hawking held a reception for time travelers, but didn’t publicize it until after. This way, only those who could time travel would be able to attend. Nobody else attended. Reading Fact The country that reads the most is India, with the average Indian reading 10.7 hours per week. History Fact The Ottoman Empire's Sultan I

Quote "If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards." Paul Bryant Joke What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator Fun Fact IKEA is an acronym which stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd, which is the founder’s name, farm where he grew up, and hometown. Reading Fact The Biblioteca Joanina in Portugal has an unusual method of keeping their books clean. A sw