Daily Quote
"The most important thing in the world is family and love."
John Wooden
Joke of the Day
What do you call a fake noodle?
An impasta.
Fun Fact
Each year there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.
Some of these make sense, like a child of infant falling in.
Others are attributed to toilet seats falling down, or complications due to bowel movements.
History Fact
I Can Feel it Comin’ in the Air Tonight
For a very long time, people believed that diseases were caused by bad smelling, infected air—it’s what’s known as the miasma theory of disease. This is why plague masks look so freaky: plague doctors wore them and the masks’ long, hollow noses held flowers and other combatants of the smelly, supposedly diseased air.
Movie/TV Trivia
When filming Chinatown Jack Nicholson was dating Anjelica Huston, the daughter of his screen nemesis John Huston. She visited the set on the day that her father’s character asked Nicolson’s Jake Gittes, “Did you sleep with my daughter?”. Awkward.
Movie/TV Quote
"I'm just one stomach flu away from my goal weight."
The Devil Wears Prada, 2006
Conversation Starter
Who was your first crush and why?
Writing Prompt
How Competitive Are You?
Weird Laws
Idaho: No cannibalism
Idaho is the only state to have an active ban on cannibalism. Technically not a crime in the rest of the nation, cannibalism is defined as the “nonconsensual consumption” of another human—meaning, we guess, if you can get your buddy’s permission to eat his tenderloin, the feds can’t stop you.
Food Thing
An average ear of corn has an even number of rows, usually 16.