Quote "Step by step and the thing is done." Charles Atlas Joke What’s the difference between a poorly dressed man on a bicycle and a nicely dressed man on a tricycle? A tire Fun Fact The British government coined the slogan, “Keep Calm and Carry on” during World War 2 in order to motivate citizens to stay strong. Reading Fact The world's first travelling library was launched in 1857 by British philanthropist George Moore, and it was a horse-drawn wagon that had books mounted

This week it has been a good week with reading 2 books.  I have read… Impulse by Ellen Hopkins Perfect by Ellen Hopkins These books are written in a poetry format and are written in the same timeline as each other.  They are well done and I would highly recommend them.  There are some trigger warnings with these books so I would keep that in mind when you go to read them. This is what I thought of each book. Impulse by Ellen Hopkins I thought this book was good. I particularl

Quote "Go for it now. The future is promised to no one." Wayne Dyer Joke Two fish are in a tank, one says to the other "how do you drive this thing?" Fun Fact The original  Star Wars  premiered on just 32 screens across the U.S. in 1977. This was to produce buzz as the release widened to more theaters. Reading Fact Alice in Wonderland  is based on a real 10-year-old girl with whom Lewis Carroll was friends. She was called Alice Liddell, and, whilst out on a boating trip, aske

Quote "Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness." Allen Ginsberg Joke What are the strongest days of the week? Saturday and Sunday, the rest are weekdays Fun Fact 75% of the world’s diet is produced from just 12 plant and five different animal species. Reading Fact The first book ever written on a typewriter was  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer  by Mark Twain. History Fact Lopez was  released in 1998  after serving Ecuador's maximum sentence of 20 years. His whereabou

Quote "Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness." Allen Ginsberg Joke What washes up on tiny beaches? Microwaves Fun Fact An estimated 50% of all gold ever mined on Earth came from a single plateau in South Africa: Witwatersrand. Reading Fact President Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book a day - a real love of reading! History Fact Child killer and rapist Pedro Lopez, known as "The Monster of the Andes," was convicted in 1983 of  killing 110 young girls  (tho

Quote "Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you." Thomas Jefferson Joke My ex-wife still misses me. But her aim is starting to improve Fun Fact Octopuses and squids have beaks. The beak is made of keratin – the same material that a bird’s beak, and our fingernails are made of. Reading Fact The world's oldest continually operating library was established in AD 565. It is housed in Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sin