Quote "We are here to make another world." W. Edwards Deming Joke Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He’s all right now Fun Fact Sunflowers can help clean radioactive soil. Japan is using this to rehabilitate Fukashima. Almost 10,000 packets of sunflower seeds have been sold to the people of the city. Reading Fact Reading is like cardio for your brain Your brain is like a muscle. Joseph Addison said that “reading is to the mind what exercise is to t

Quote "You and you alone are the only person who can live the life that can write the story that you were meant to tell." Kerry Washington Joke Two windmills are standing in a wind farm. One asks, “What’s your favorite kind of music?” The other says, “I’m a big metal fan.” Fun Fact There is actually a difference between coffins and caskets – coffins are typically tapered and six-sided, while caskets are rectangular. Reading Fact Reading reduces stress We’ve all felt that ours

Quote "We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joys in the world." Helen Keller Joke What’s the difference between a hippo and a zippo? One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter Fun Fact A single strand of Spaghetti is called a “Spaghetto”. Reading Fact Your eyes look in different directions when reading History Fact In the 13th century 30,000 children went on what is known as  the Children's Crusade . They were convinced God would allow t

This week I have been quite busy with audiobooks and I listened to 3 of them.  This week I listened to… 1. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum 2. Tic Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum 3. The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum   Below are my thoughts on the books.   The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum I think this is one of my favourite Oz books so far.We have Ojo the unlucky who travels with his Uncle Nookie to the crooked magicians and Margalot's place. The crooked magici

Quote "Your big opportunity may be right where you are now." Napoleon Hill Joke It's hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally Fun Fact The famous line in  Titanic  from Leonardo DiCaprio, “I’m king of the world!” was improvised. Reading Fact Geniuses read very quickly History Fact The Mayans also made sacrifices. The most common involved pulling a  still-beating heart  out of a victim's chest. Movie/TV Trivia The Snow in  Wizard of Oz  I

Quote "Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around." Henry David Thoreau Joke I lost my job at the bank on my very first day. A woman asked me to check her balance, so I pushed her over Fun Fact In 2006, a Coca-Cola employee offered to sell Coca-Cola secrets to Pepsi. Pepsi responded by notifying Coca-Cola. Reading Fact Illiteracy is still a problem Just think for a moment, every fifth adult in the world cannot read or write! Two thirds of all illiterate people in the