Quote
A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
George Bernard Shaw
Joke
I don't think I need a spine. It's holding me back.
Fun Fact
It snowed in the Sahara desert for 30 minutes on the 18th February 1979.
So far, this is the only known time in history that it snowed in the Sahara!
Unsurprisingly, the snow melted away very quickly.
History Fact
Marie Antoinette Never Said, "Let Them Eat Cake"
A version of this quote originally came from the autobiography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, where it was mentioned a princess said this phrase. It would later be attributed to Antoinette. Though it's highly unlikely she actually said it.
Movie/TV Trivia
Boyhood
Richard Linklater cast his daughter Lorelei Linklater as Samantha because she was always singing and dancing around the house and wanted to be in his movies. At about the third or fourth year of filming, she lost interest and asked for her character to be killed off. Linklater refused, saying it was too violent for what he was planning (Lorelei eventually regained her enthusiasm and continued with the project).
Movie/TV Quote
"I volunteer as tribute."
Hunger Games (2012)
Katniss Everdeen's declaration was taken directly from Suzanne Collins' bestselling YA novel, but it's Jennifer Lawrence's performance that makes it worthy of inclusion here. From her, the words became a chillingly desperate gasp. As the heroine of the dystopian fantasy, Lawrence shouts the phrase when her little sister is recruited to be part of the cruel games in which children from fantasy nightmare Panem's various districts are sacrificed. The Hunger Games films themselves have seemingly become less culturally relevant over time, but "I volunteer as tribute" remains alternately a rallying cry and a way to say you, uh, volunteer for a task.
Conversation Starter
Was there ever an event in your life that defied explanation?
Writing Prompt
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