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Quote

"Energy and persistence conquer all things."


Benjamin Franklin


Joke

She had a photographic memory but never developed it


Fun Fact

After the premiere of “16 and Pregnant,” teen pregnancy rates dropped.

MTV may not have the most wholesome programs, but after the premier of this show, teen pregnancy dropped by 5.7% within 18 months of the show airing.


History Fact

The Titanic's Owners Never Said the Ship Was "Unsinkable"

Despite what James Cameron's iconic 1997 film may have you believe, the owners never said that it could never sink. Historian Richard Howells said that "the population as a whole were unlikely to have thought of the Titanic as a unique, unsinkable ship before its maiden voyage."


Movie/TV Trivia

The Fault In Our Stars

Shailene Woodley cut her waist-long hair, which she needs for her role as Tris in Insurgent, to a pageboy haircut and was not able to wear a wig. She donated the hair to a local childrens hospital that makes wigs for the kids.


Movie/TV Quote

"In one of our designs even these mosquito bites will look like juicy, juicy mangoes!"


Bend It Like Beckham (2002)


There's simply a funny melody to the backhanded insult a seamstress directs toward aspiring soccer star Jess (Parminder Nagra) in Bend It Like Beckham when she's miserably getting fitted for a sari. Jess' sister is chided by their mother for wanting her garment to act as a push-up bra, but the older women are desperate for Jess to show off any of her body. It's a miniature encapsulation of the notions of womanhood our heroine battles against over the course of the movie.


Conversation Starter

What is the strangest dream you have ever had?


Writing Prompt

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