Quote "Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." Marilyn Vos Savant Joke Two fish are in a tank, one says to the other "how do you drive this thing?" Fun Fact It's estimated that Sweden has more islands than any other country. With221,800 islands, Sweden is thought to have more islands than any other country in the world. Only about 1,000 of them are inhabited. Reading Fact Trish Vickers is a blind woman who wrote the book Grannifer

Quote "When you are not practicing, someone else is. When you meet him, he will win." Martial Arts proverb Joke What are the strongest days of the week? Saturday and Sunday, the rest are weekdays Fun Fact Nearly half of the world's population watched both the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup games. Soccer—or football, depending on who you ask—is the most popular sport around the world.That's why when the FIFA World Cup games took place in both 2010 and 2014, nearly half of the wo

Quote "Losing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It’s also a powerful motivator." Yogi Berra Joke What washes up on tiny beaches? Microwaves Fun Fact There are more than 24 time zones around the world. If the Earth's time zones were each one hour apart, then we would have 24 times zones, which sounds pretty straightforward. However, the situation is a little more complicated than that. Since many time zones only differ by 30 or 4

Quote "Make your passion and your work one and the same and do it with people you want to be with." Ray Dalio Joke My ex-wife still misses me. But her aim is starting to improve Fun Fact People 60 years and older make up 12.3 percent of the global population. Although the majority of the human population is currently under 30 years old, there are still plenty of older folks among us. In fact, 12.3 percent of people on Earth are 60 years old and older. That number is expected

Quote "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." Cyril Northcote Parkinson Joke How does an attorney sleep? First he lies on one side, then he lies on the other Fun Fact More than 52 percent of the world's population is under 30 years old. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),as of 2012, 50.5 percent of the world's population were people under the age of30. Around 89.7 percent of those young peopl

Quote "Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession." Marc Cuban Joke What do you get when you mix alcohol and literature? Tequila mockingbird Fun Fact South Sudan is the youngest country in the world. Some countries are hundreds of years old, while others can trace their nation's history back for thousands of years. But South Sudan in North Africa just gained its independence from Sudan in 2011, wh

Quote "Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do." Marc Cuban Joke How do you throw a space party? You planet Fun Fact A record-breaking 92 countries competed in the 2018Winter Olympics. Every four years, the Olympic games bring together the most competitive athletes from around the world. And when the Pyeong Chang Winter Games were held in 2018, 2,952 athletes were expected to show up from a total of 92 countries. That beat the previous record of 2,800 athletes

Quote "Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something." Randy Pausch Joke There was a kidnapping at school yesterday. Don’t worry, though - he woke up Fun Fact The world's largest man-made oyster reef was created in Maryland. Due to over fishing and disease, the oyster population in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay was seriously suffering. But thanks to dedicated work by scientists at the Horn Point Laboratory, the Army Corps, the Natio

Quote "Work as hard as you can. Even though who you work with and what you work on are more important than how hard you work." Naval Ravikant Joke Which country’s capital has the fastest-growing population? Ireland. Every day it’s Dublin. Fun Fact The most expensive coin in the world was sold for more than $7 million. The1933 Double Eagle was a $20 U.S. coin made of gold that never went into circulation. A few of the coins were made, but most were destroyed—save for nine that

Quote "You have to pick something big to work on, because it’s hard to commit your life to something small." Naval Ravikant Joke I wasn’t originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind Fun Fact Africa and Asia are home to nearly 90 percent of the world's rural population. Not everyone lives in a booming city or sprawling suburb. Many people still make their homes outside of bustling locations—especially in India, which has the largest number of people