Daily Quote
"I’m smart enough to know that I’m dumb."
Richard P. Feynman
Writing Prompt
Given Unlimited Resources, What Scientific or Medical Problem Would You Investigate?
Conversation Starter
What is the worst present you have ever received and why?
Joke of the Day
Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis.
Fun Fact
Billy goats urinate on their own heads to smell more attractive to females.
Billy goats, or bucks is the name given to male goats.
Generally they urinate on themselves in late summer through fall, and for humans, it’s not a pleasant smell.
History Fact
Germany uncover 2,000 tons of unexploded bombs every year.
Over the course of WWII, the Allied armies dropped roughly 2.7 million tons of bombs over Nazi-occupied Europe. Half of that which landed on Germany.
Before any construction work can begin in Germany, the ground must undergo extensive surveys to look for unexploded ordinance.
Sometimes bombs are discovered naturally. One example was from 2011:
45,000 people were evacuated from their homes when a drought revealed a 4,000-pound “blockbuster” bomb lying on the bed of the River Rhine in the middle of Koblenz.
Weird Laws
RHODE ISLAND
Someone who bites off another person's limb will face no more than 20 years in prison (but no less than one) — and only if they maimed the victim on purpose.
Food Thing
Mac and Cheese Grilled Cheese at American Grilled Cheese Kitchen in San Francisco
America's quintessential cheese dish is the grilled cheese — and at restaurants across the country, this classic dish has been given a delicious twist.
San Francisco's American Grilled Cheese Kitchen has really upped the game with its over-the-top take: mac and cheese stuffed between two thick slices of garlic-buttered sourdough bread (sourdough is a San Francisco specialty).
The result is ridiculously rich and creamy. In other words, it’s perfect.
Movie/TV Trivia
The Notebook
According to Nick Cassavetes, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams did not get along at first and Gosling tried to have McAdams replaced. To improve the relationship between the leads, director Nick Cassavetes staged an intervention by bringing them into a room where they could air all the grievances they had with each other and work something out. They soon patched over their differences, enough to become a real-life couple for some time.
Movie/TV Quote
"Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!"
Planet of the Apes, 1968