Daily Quote
"Sorry for being late. I got caught up enjoying my last few minutes of not being here."
Unknown
Joke of the Day
I cut my finger chopping cheese, but I think that I may have grater problems.
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
Thomas Edison didn’t invent most of the stuff he patented.
It’s fair to say that Edison was one of the world’s most notorious intellectual property thieves.
Of the 1,093 things he smashed a patent on, he stole near enough most of them off real geniuses like Nikola Tesla, Wilhelm Rontgen and Joseph Swan – the latter of whom originally invented the lightbulb!
Movie/TV Trivia
The Departed
Jack Nicholson pulled a real gun on Leo DiCaprio in The Departed, even though it wasn't in the script. He thought the scene wasn't intense enough before.
Movie/TV Quote
"You ain't heard nothin' yet!"
The Jazz Singer, 1927
Conversation Starter
Which animal at the zoo do you like best?
Writing Prompt
Would You Want to Be a Child Prodigy?
Weird Laws
Colorado
In Boulder, you are not permitted to roll (or throw, or otherwise move) any boulders on any public property. Let the Boulder boulders be.
Food Thing
Obatzda at Ratschiller's Bakery and SB Cafe in Munich, Germany
If there's one thing better than cheese, it's butter. So it's safe to say obatzda, a Bavarian specialty, boasts the best mix of ingredients known to man: two thirds soft cheese, one third butter. Served with pretzels, the dish typically features aged Camembert, plus ingredients like paprika, horseradish and (how very German) beer.
Find it throughout Germany; the version at Ratschiller's Bakery and SB Cafe is particularly sublime.