Quote
“Live for each second without hesitation.”
Elton John
Joke
What did the grape say when it got stepped on?
Nothing - but it let out a little whine
Fun Fact
Canadians say "sorry" so much that The Apology Act was passed in 2009, declaring that an apology can't be used as evidence of admission of guilt.
History Fact
If I Only Had a Clue
The ancient Egyptians have given us a plethora of cultural behemoths, from the Great Pyramids to the Sphinx to the Rosetta Stone. Still, you can’t get everything right, and these same peoples also thought that the brain’s primary function was the production of mucus.
Movie/TV Trivia
Schindler's List
To gather costumes for 20,000 extras, the costume designer took out advertisements seeking clothes. As economic conditions were poor in Poland, many people were eager to sell clothing they still owned from the 1930s and '40s.
Movie/TV Quote
"Elementary, my dear Watson."
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1939
Sherlock Holmes never utters this line in any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories. It was invented entirely for the movies.
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