Quote
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Socrates
Joke
Why did the invisible man turn down the job offer? He couldn't see himself doing it!
Fun Fact
It's estimated that Sweden has more islands than any other country.
With 221,800 islands, Sweden is thought to have more islands than any other country in the world. Only about 1,000 of them are inhabited.
Reading Fact
Habitual reading makes you kinder
The studies have shown that adults who regularly read fiction are more likely to engage in charity and volunteer work. Perhaps it’s time to replace the slogan “Make love, not war” with “Read fiction, not media”. Although media is often fiction, so it could get a little confusing.
History Fact
A Woman Was Elected to Congress Before Women Could Vote
A woman was elected to the U.S. Congress before women could even vote. Jeanette Rankin joined Congress in 1916, which was four years before women could actually vote. The 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote wasn't passed until August 18th, 1920.
Movie/TV Trivia
Worldwide ticket sales for the Saw franchise put it at just shy of a billion dollars, making it the highest earning horror franchise globally.
Movie/TV Quote
"You've got red on you."
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Edgar Wright's zombie movie spoof Shaun of the Dead is full of recurring bits and visual gags: one opening scene is recreated midway through the movie with the added spice of zombie mayhem, and another great sequence uses stitched-together television clips to foreshadow the bloody mayhem that's to come. Throughout the whole thing, various characters pause their conversations with protagonist Shaun (Simon Pegg) to tell him, "You've got red on you," pointing to an ink stain on his shirt from an open pen in his pocket and, later, blood spatters from, you know, ganking the walking dead, turning a gory, gross horror movie trope into something hilariously mundane.
Conversation Starter
Do you like classical music?
Writing Prompt