Quote "Either I will find a way, or I will make one." Philip Sidney Joke I walked into my sister's room and tripped on a bra... It was a booby trap Fun Fact In Svalbard, a remote Norwegian island, it is illegal to die because bodies are unable to be buried safely due to the permafrost on the ground. If you are about to die, they fly you back to mainland Norway to pass on there. Reading Fact The world's youngest published author is Dorothy Straight, who wrote  How The World Be

Quote "Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve." Mary Kay Ash Joke How does Moses make coffee? Hebrews it Fun Fact Larry the Cable Guy’s real name is Daniel Lawrence Whitney. His notable Southern accent is fake – he was born and raised in the mid-west, not the South. Reading Fact The longest ever book title consists of over 3,700 words and 26,000 cha

Quote "Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can." Christa McAuliffe Joke Sleeping comes so naturally to me, I could do it with my eyes closed Fun Fact The youngest Pope in history was Pope Benedict IX who was 11 years old at the time of election. He is also the only person to have been the Pope more than once. Reading Fact The longest novel ever written is  À la recherche du temps perdu  by Marcel Proust, at 1,267,069 words long. History Fact Before the mid-19th century

Quote "Quality is not an act, it is a habit." Aristotle Joke German sausage jokes are just the wurst Fun Fact There are less than 30 ships in the Royal Canadian Navy which is less than most third-world countries. Reading Fact However, there are more public libraries than McDonald's in America, with 16,766 public libraries compared to 14,157 McDonald's. History Fact Mexican General Santa Anna had an elaborate state funeral  for his amputated leg. Movie/TV Trivia I Am Legend Wh

Quote "Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later." Og Mandino Joke Need an ark? I Noah guy Fun Fact Violin bows are commonly made from horse hair. Reading Fact Americans only read half as much, at just over 5 hours per week. History Fact In medieval times people were put to death for being witches. One anthropologist conjectures as many as 600,000 "witches" lost their lives . Movie/TV Trivia Titanic The scenes set in 1912, i.e. the whole movie except the

Quote "A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t." Jack Dempsey Joke I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it Fun Fact In 2009, Stephen Hawking held a reception for time travelers, but didn’t publicize it until after. This way, only those who could time travel would be able to attend. Nobody else attended. Reading Fact The country that reads the most is India, with the average Indian reading 10.7 hours per week. History Fact The Ottoman Empire's Sultan I

Quote "If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards." Paul Bryant Joke What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator Fun Fact IKEA is an acronym which stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd, which is the founder’s name, farm where he grew up, and hometown. Reading Fact The Biblioteca Joanina in Portugal has an unusual method of keeping their books clean. A sw

Quote "If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives." Lemony Snicket Joke The other day I tried to make a chemistry joke, but got no reaction Fun Fact The largest Japanese population outside of Japan stands at 1.6 million people who live in Brazil. Reading Fact The word 'library' actually comes from the Latin 'liber' which means the inner bark of trees. History Fact Saddam Hussein was given  the key to the city  of Detroit. Movie/TV Trivia Slumdog

Quote "You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." Woodrow Wilson Joke I saw an ad for burial plots, and I thought: “That’s the last thing I need!” Fun Fact Joe Arridy had an IQ of 46 and is known as the “happiest prisoner on death row”. He went into the gas chambe

Quote "Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed – there’s so little competition." Elbert Hubbard Joke The guy who invented the door knocker got a no-bell prize Fun Fact Tirana, the capital of Albania has a lot of things in common with other European capitals – except one. It’s one of two capitals without a McDonalds. The second is Vatican City. Reading Fact The capital of Poland, Warsaw, has the biggest number of libraries per capita, at 11.5 libraries per 100