Quote
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.”
Helen Keller
Joke
So a vowel saves another vowel's life. The other vowel says, "Aye E! I owe you!"
Fun Fact
There are only two countries with names that begin with "The."
You might find yourself saying "the" before various countries and place names when referring to them thanks to grammar and common pronunciation, which is why we say the United States or the Maldives. However, only The Gambia and The Bahamas formally include "the" in their nation's names.
Reading Fact
Reading is a lot easier than you think
We all know that reading is important, but many people still see it as a chore rather than a pleasant activity. The good news is that even if you’re one of those people who see reading as a chore, you can still achieve a lot, with very little effort.
By reading just 20 minutes per day, you will actually end up reading 1.8 Million words in one year. With an average of 500 words per page, that means you would read 3,600 pages per year. That’s 12 books with 300 pages each. If you make reading a habit, it will definitely pay off in the long run, with minimal effort
History Fact
Birthday Boys
Two titans of their time also share a big day: President Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, author of Origin of Species, were born on the exact same day: February 12, 1809.
Movie/TV Trivia
The real Frank Abagnale Jr. appears in Catch Me If You Can as the French policeman who arrests Leo.
Movie/TV Quote
"I have such doubts!"
Doubt (2008)
There's a specific kind of endorphin rush you get when one of the characters in a movie says the TITLE of the movie IN the movie. In Doubt, this happens at least three times, maybe 10, maybe 100, starting with the first scene. But it's the last scene, the fraught, melodramatic conclusion, that contains its single best line, whispered with great feeling by Meryl Streep. It comes after Meryl and Amy Adams oust a priest from their school who they think has been abusing young boys, but no one ever saw any actual proof, so there's still a tiny chance, in Meryl's character's mind, that he never did anything. But that's not important. You don't even need to have seen the movie to know how to wield this line in any social situation that requires an appropriately distressed Streep impression.
Conversation Starter
How often do you check your phone?
Writing Prompt