Quote of the Day
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Writing Prompt of the Day
What Are Your Earliest Memories of Music?
Joke of the Day
Why did the lion spit out the clown?
Because he tasted funny!
Day's Conversation Starter
Who had the biggest impact on the person you have become?
Top Fun Fact
The following can be read forward and backwards: Do geese see God?
This sentence is what is called a “palindrome.”
The word itself is from the Greek “palin” meaning “back,” and “dromos” meaning “direction.”
History Fact
The Government Literally Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition
During Prohibition in the United States, the U.S. government literally poisoned alcohol. When people continued to consume alcohol despite its banning, law officials got frustrated and decided to try a different kind of deterrent—death. They ordered the poisoning of industrial alcohols manufactured in the U.S., which were products regularly stolen bootleggers. By the end of Prohibition in 1933, the federal poisoning program is estimated to have killed at least 10,000 people.