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

Quote "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other." Walter Elliot Joke How does an attorney sleep? First he lies on one side, then he lies on the other Fun Fact An Italian banker, Gilberto Baschiera is considered a modern-day Robin Hood. Over the course of 7 years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros to poorer clients from the wealthy ones so they could qualify for loans. He made no profit and avoided jail in 2018 due to a plea bargain. Readi

Quote "Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going." Sam Levenson Joke What do you get when you mix alcohol and literature? Tequila mockingbird Fun Fact The voice actor of SpongeBob and the voice actor of Karen, Plankton’s computer wife, have been married since 1995. Reading Fact 'Bibliosma' is the word for loving the way books smell. History Fact South Africans  gave gay and lesbian soldiers sex changes  in an attempt to root out homosexuality in their army. Movie/TV

Quote "Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream." Peter McWilliams Joke How do you throw a space party? You planet Fun Fact An 11-year-old girl proposed the name for Pluto after the Roman god of the Underworld. Reading Fact Harry Potter  was rejected by 12 different publishers before Bloomsbury accepted it. J. K. Rowling also had to change her pen name to be more neutral: her publish

Quote "Great men are not born great, they grow great." Lewis Howes Joke There was a kidnapping at school yesterday. Don’t worry, though - he woke up Fun Fact The first service animals were established in Germany during World War I. References to service animals date as far back as the mid-16th Century. Reading Fact The three books that have been read the most are:  The Bible,   Quotations From Chairman Mao Tes-Tun g, and  Harry Potter . History Fact Vlad also enjoyed sopping

Quote "Any great and inspiring leader or organization that ever existed set out to do something completely unrealistic." Simon Sinek Joke Which country’s capital has the fastest-growing population? Ireland. Every day it’s Dublin. Fun Fact German Chocolate Cake is named after an American baker by the name of Samuel German, and has no affiliation with the country of Germany. Reading Fact Your phone and your books are no longer enemies In the past decades, the time people have b

Quote "I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare." Maya Angelou Joke I wasn’t originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind Fun Fact Ed Sheeran bought a ticket to LA with no contacts. He was spotted by Jamie Foxx, who offered him the use of his recording studio and a bed in his Hollywood home for six weeks. Reading Fact While reading, our eyes can move in different directions It sounds like a he

Quote "Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible." Tony Robbins Joke What do you call the wife of a hippie? A Mississippi Fun Fact If you translate “Jesus” from Hebrew to English, the correct translation is “Joshua”. The name “Jesus” comes from translating the name from Hebrew, to Greek, to Latin, to English. Reading Fact Speed reading world record The speed reading world record dates back to 1990. Howard Berg has been recognized by the Guinnes

Quote "A will finds a way." Orison Swett Marden Joke Is it ignorance or apathy that's destroying the world today? I don't know and don't really care Fun Fact Elton John tried to commit suicide once by sticking his head in an oven with the gas on low and windows open. He was found and stopped by his best friend Bernie Taupin. Reading Fact Geniuses are fast readers While no direct link of causality has been found between the speed of reading and a high IQ, it can’t be a coincid

Quote "Stop whining, start grinding." Eric Thomas Joke A mean crook going down stairs = A condescending con, descending Fun Fact The Roman – Persian wars are the longest in history, lasting over 680 years. They began in 54 BC and ended in 628 AD. Reading Fact 1 million words can make a huge difference Moreover, a 2019 study shows that children who are read to in the 5 years leading up to kindergarten are  being exposed to over 1 million more words  than children who are not.