Quote "To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." Jane Austen Joke German sausage jokes are just the wurst Fun Fact In 1981, a black lab named Bosco was elected honorary mayor of Sunol, California. Reading Fact As a struggling young writer, Harper Lee once got a year’s wages as a gift from her friends so that she could quit her job and devote more time to writing. She wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. The book became an immediate succ

Quote "Concentrate on what can be lived (which means the present)… then you can spend the time you have left in tranquility. And in kindness. And at peace with the spirit within you." Marcus Aurelius Joke I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it Fun Fact The first person to perform a successful C-section in South Africa was Dr. James Barry...a doctor who was actually a woman. Reading Fact There are more public libraries than McDonald’s restaurants in the Unit

Quote "Laughter is the fireworks of the soul." Josh Billings Joke Need an ark? I Noah guy Fun Fact For a brief time, Melbourne had the best name on the planet: Batmania. Reading Fact Roald Dahl was buried with some of his favorite items: a bottle of Burgundy, his snooker cues, HB pencils, a power saw and some chocolate. He was buried in November 1990 in Oxford, England, and according to his granddaughter, the family gave him a “sort of Viking funeral”. Today, children continu

Quote "Make time for yourself…stop letting yourself be pulled in all directions." Marcus Aurelius Joke What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator Fun Fact There are lower-case numbers in addition to lower-case letters. Reading Fact In ancient Egypt, all ships visiting Alexandria were obliged to surrender their books to the Royal Library and be copied. The original would be kept in the library and the copy given back to the owner. The impressive collection of the

Quote "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius Joke The other day I tried to make a chemistry joke, but got no reaction Fun Fact There are 70 (!) ingredients in a McRib sandwich. Reading Fact In some libraries you can check out animal skeletons, Santa suits, prom dresses, and dogs, among many others. Your local library might be offering much more than just books, audiobooks, or ebooks. Quite a lot of libraries lend home improvem

Quote "Think more highly of what fate has given you than of what it has denied." Baltasar Gracian Joke I saw an ad for burial plots, and I thought: “That’s the last thing I need!” Fun Fact Ancient Greeks came up with the idea of cyclops after they found a fossil of a mammoth, and had no idea what it was. Reading Fact There are “human libraries” around the world where you can check-out humans as a living book and listen to their unique life stories. Started in Copenhagen in 20

Quote "Too many people believe that everything must be pleasurable in life." Robert Greene Joke The guy who invented the door knocker got a no-bell prize Fun Fact Richard Nixon once smuggled a suitcase full of weed through the airport for Louis Armstrong. Reading Fact Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester was sold to Bill Gates for the equivalent of today’s $50.2 million. Written in 1510, The Codex Leicester is a 72-page linen manuscript of Leonardo’s thoughts, theories and obs

Quote "Curb your desire — don’t set your heart on so many things and you will get what you need." Epictetus Joke I was going to make a chemistry joke, but since I'm kinda late to the thread, the good ones argon Fun Fact There is an island in the Bahamas that's inhabited only by swimming pigs. Reading Fact When Victor Hugo was facing a tight schedule for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, he asked his valet to confiscate his clothes so that he wouldn’t leave the house. During cold d

Quote "You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination." Roman Payne 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 Toilet seat covers are basically pointless. Reading Fact John Steinbeck’s dog ate the original manuscript for Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck’s beloved Irish setter named Toby was the first to consume Of Mice and Men. The dog, quite liter

Quote "Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers, and are famous preservers of good looks." Charles Dickens Joke Two fish are in a tank, one says to the other "how do you drive this thing?" Fun Fact In the 1920s, women in several US cities organized Anti-Flirt Clubs in to combat catcalling. Reading Fact Dan Brown finds hanging upside down the ultimate cure for writer’s block. According to the author of The Da Vinci Code, the so-called inversion therapy makes you rela