Quote
"If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success."
James Cameron
Joke
I'm not a doctor but I'm losing my patience
Fun Fact
Many feet bones don't harden until you're an adult.
Feet are enormously complex parts of the body. Each foot contains 26 bones, as well as 33 joints and 19 muscles, which work together to allow for a huge range of motion and movements. But many of these bones remain cartilage throughout a person's childhood, slowly ossifying into bone as the years go on. According to the Ontario Society of Chiropodists, all of the bones in the foot don't completely harden until a person is about 21 years old!
Reading Fact
In some libraries you can check out animal skeletons, Santa suits, prom dresses, and dogs, among many others.
Your local library might be offering much more than just books, audiobooks, or ebooks. Quite a lot of libraries lend home improvement, maintenance and gardening tools (to discover a tool lending library near you, click here), as well as various board games and toys.
History Fact
Abraham Lincoln was a wrestling champion.
Before becoming America’s 16th President, Abraham Lincoln was an avid wrestler. He only lost one fight out of 300.
Movie/TV Trivia
JoBeth Williams had to swim through a pool of real dead bodies in Poltergeist
Remember that terrifying scene in Poltergeist where JoBeth Williams has to swim through a pool of bones and skulls? Well they weren’t movie props – they were actual dead bodies. Grim! Apparently real human remains were used because they were cheaper than plastic skeletons – who knew?!
Unfortunately, some fans of the movie believe that the director’s decision to use real dead bodies led to the Poltergeist ‘curse’ behind the scenes…
A bizarre number of actors associated with the movie have been murdered or passed away in the wake of its release – Heather O’Rourke died at the age of 12 years old after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Dominique Dunne was strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend only five months after the film hit cinemas.
And finally, Lou Perryman (aka Pugsley) was murdered with an axe in his own home in 2009.
Many fans believe the film’s use of real dead bodies sparked the curse in the first place…
Movie/TV Quote
“Just keep swimming.”
Finding Nemo, 2003
Conversation Starter
When was the last time you had a food fight?
Writing Prompt
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