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Quote "There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self." Aldous Huxley Joke I used to work in a shoe-recycling shop. It was sole destroying! Fun Fact Eight of the ten largest statues in the world are of Buddhas. Reading Fact Tsundoku means “to let reading materials pile up in one’s home and never read them”. First of all, if you bought a book but never read it, that would probably be a sign of your impulsiveness. However, for

Quote "Knowledge is not enough, we have to apply it; wanting is not enough, there has to be action." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Joke To whoever stole my copy of Microsoft Office, I will find you. You have my Word! Fun Fact The dark region on the north pole of Pluto’s moon, Charon, is called Mordor. Reading Fact The preeminent bookstore branches in Norway are owned by the major publishing companies. The preeminent bookstore branches in Norway are owned by the major publishing

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