Quote
“You choose the life you live. If you don’t like it, it’s on you to change it because no one else is going to do it for you.”
Kim Kiyosaki
Joke
I used to be indecisive; now I'm not so sure
Fun Fact
A Canadian company started selling fresh air in a can as a joke, then Chinese consumers made it real paying up to $20 a can.
Reading Fact
J.K. Rowling’s original Harry Potter pitch was rejected by 12 different publishers before Bloomsbury accepted it.
But her struggles did not end here – she had to adopt the nom de plume J. K. Rowling, because, as her publisher argued, the title sounded like a boys’ book to him, and he believed boys preferred books by male authors.
“Over a period of nearly a year, the book was turned down by more or less every major publishing house in the UK”, Rowling’s first agent, Christopher Little, revealed.
History Fact
The first official Medals of Honor were awarded during the American Civil War.
They were awarded to Union soldiers who participated in the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862.
Volunteers of the Union Army, led by James J. Andrews, snuck in deep behind Confederate lines, commandeered an armored train and took it northward towards Tennessee, wreaking havoc on their Confederate foes along the way.
Movie/TV Trivia
The childish snickering during The Usual Suspects iconic line-up was genuine, caused by Benicio Del Toro’s persistent flatulence.
Movie/TV Quote
“My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.”
Forrest Gump, 1994
Conversation Starter
How can governments make education more efficient?
Writing Prompt
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