Quote "Rules for happiness: Something to do, someone to love, something to hope for." Immanuel Kant Joke Why are frogs so happy? They eat whatever bugs them Fun Fact Mother's Day was quite literally invented to be anti-commercialism. Reading Fact The University of California has found that people having a ninth-grade (or higher) literacy level, have 4 to 5 times more chances not to suffer mental declines as they age. History Fact Birthday Boys Two titans of their time also s

Quote "Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right." Sarah Addison Allen Joke I'm on a seafood diet. Every time I see food, I eat it Fun Fact Earth used to be covered with giant mushrooms that were 24 feet tall and three feet wide, instead of trees. Reading Fact Surprisingly, reading proved to be 600% more beneficial in fighting stress than playing a video game, and 300% more useful than going for a walk. Its impact even surpasses drink

Quote "Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right." Sarah Addison Allen 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 Most American movie villains have British accents because we associate them with having high intellect and low morals. Reading Fact In I

Quote "Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things." Epictetus Joke He who laughs last thinks slowest Fun Fact There's a high school in Minnesota that gives service dogs yearbook photos. Reading Fact People who read a lot are more likely to become successful. Reading improves focus, expands the vocabulary and increases memory. In fact, when Warren Buffett was once asked about the key to success, he pointed to a stack of books laying

Quote "The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage." Thucydides Joke Police were called to a daycare center where a three-year-old was resisting a rest Fun Fact Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt once ditched a White House dinner party to go on a joyride flight to Baltimore. Reading Fact The London tube introduced vending machines that print out random short stories of a selected genre on receipt-like scrolls. The commuters can choose between one-,

Quote "Being happy isn’t having everything in your life be perfect. Maybe it’s about stringing together all the little things." Ann Brashares Joke What do you call the ghost of a chicken? A poultry-geist Fun Fact Canadians say "sorry" so much that The Apology Act was passed in 2009, declaring that an apology can't be used as evidence of admission of guilt. Reading Fact A German 16th-century religious book can be read in six different ways because of how it’s bound. This uniq

Quote "The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have." Unknown Joke I used to be indecisive; now I'm not so sure Fun Fact If someone gives opinions on topics they know nothing about, they're an ultracrepidarian. Reading Fact Currently, the world’s fastest reader is Maria Teresa Calderon from the Philippines. She is able to read 80,000 words per minute with 100% comprehension. “In the time it takes for most people to rea

Quote "Someone else is happy with less than you have." Unknown Joke I walked into my sister's room and tripped on a bra... It was a booby trap Fun Fact 4% of the sand on Normandy beach is made up of shrapnel from D-Day that has broken down. Reading Fact The M6 toll road in the UK was built on two and a half million copies of pulped fiction to prevent it from cracking. The damaged and end-of-the-line Mills & Boon novels were shredded at a recycling firm in south Wales and late

Quote "The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least." Unknown Joke Sleeping comes so naturally to me, I could do it with my eyes closed Fun Fact A "buttload" is a real measurement of weight. Reading Fact Librarians were once taught a special rounded style of handwriting to ensure uniformity and legibility in catalogs. The handwriting style, called the “library hand,” was developed by Thomas Alva Edison in 1885. Based on Edison’s own handwriting, the

Quote "If you want to feel rich, just count all the gifts you have that money can’t buy." Unknown Joke How does Moses make coffee? Hebrews it Fun Fact Lego is the largest tire manufacturer in the world. Reading Fact In a while, fair play, all of a sudden, night owl and star-crossed lovers are all phrases Shakespeare is thought to have introduced to the English language. The Bard was also known to love the prefix un–, having created or given meaning to over 300 words that begi