Quote "Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there."  Bo Jackson Joke What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel. Fun Fact During the Prohibition era, the U.S. Government allowed Whiskey to be sold through pharmacies. As a result, Walgreens grew from 20 retail stores to almost 400. Reading Fact Regular readers have better memory retention. History Fact In 755 A.D. the  An Lushan rebellion  against the Chinese Tang Dynasty resulted in 36 million deaths, or one-sixt

Quote "Either I will find a way, or I will make one."  Philip Sidney Joke What do you cakes and baseball have in common? They both need a batter!  Fun Fact Johnny Cash took only three voice lessons before his teacher advised him to stop taking lessons and to never deviate from his natural voice. Reading Fact There’s an entire genre of books about books (called bibliomysteries). History Fact Soviet biologist Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov attempted to  impregnate a chimpanzee with huma

Quote "Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can."  Christa McAuliffe Joke Why couldn't the pony sing a lullaby? She was a little horse. Fun Fact Costa Coffee employs Gennaro Pelliccia as a coffee taster, who has had his tongue insured for £10 million since 2009. Reading Fact Some libraries loan out things like tools, seeds, or guitars — not just books. History Fact Prior to the 1960s tobacco companies  ran physician-endorsed ads  that suggested smoking had health benefit

Quote "Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve."  Mary Kay Ash Joke Where do pencils go on vacation? Pencil-vania. Fun Fact In Svalbard, a remote Norwegian island, it is illegal to die because bodies are unable to be buried safely due to the permafrost on the ground. If you are about to die, they fly you back to mainland Norway to pass on there. Read

Quote "Quality is not an act, it is a habit." Aristotle Joke What do you call a dog magician? A labracadabrador. 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 Books have been sent into space — including The Little Prince . History Fact Lopez was  released in 1998  after serving Ecuador's maximum sentence of 20 years. His whereabouts are pres

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Quote "A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t."  Jack Dempsey Joke Where do vampires keep their money? A blood bank. Fun Fact There are less than 30 ships in the Royal Canadian Navy which is less than most third-world countries. Reading Fact The Voynich Manuscript is an ancient book in a completely undeciphered language. History Fact After finding a 36,000 year old steppe bison preserved in the ice, Alaskan zoology professor R. Dale Guthrie and his team  ate some of

Q uote "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 Why did the kid bring a ladder to school? Because she wanted to go to high school. Fun Fact Violin bows are commonly made from horse hair. Reading Fact Some books have been written in reverse — last chapter first. History Fact In early Rome a father could  legally kill  anyone in his family. Movie/TV Triv

Quote "If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives."  Lemony Snicket Joke What musical instrument is found in the bathroom? A tuba toothpaste. 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 Gadsby  is a novel that never uses the letter E — over 50,000 words! History Fact South Africans 

This week I have listened to 2 audiobooks and had a persistent migraine so I wasn’t able to do a lot of reading but I did rest a lot.  This week I listened to… The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum And this is what I thought about them. The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum This book is good, this is a continuation of The Wizard of Oz.This book is about Tip who makes a scarecrow of type of a man with a jack o'lantern for a head (Jack the pu