Quote
"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joke
Dad, can you put my shoes on?" "No, I don't think they'll fit me.
Fun Fact
Only two mammals like spicy food: humans and the tree shrew.
While humans have long had the rare distinction of being the only mammal that actually enjoys spicy food, that list has seen a new addition, as a study by Chinese researchers found that tree shrews have a mutation in their ion channel receptor, TRPV1, which makes it less sensitive to the "hot" chemical in chili peppers. As a result, the adorable critters happily gobbled up corn pellets laced with capsaicin (the compounds that give peppers their spice) while other mammals in the study avoided them.
Reading Fact
Reading can make you more attractive
History Fact
Before the mid-19th century dentures were commonly made with teeth pulled from the mouths of dead soldiers.
Movie/TV Trivia
Nearly all of the dialogue in The Blair Witch Project was improvised
We really wouldn’t have enjoyed being an actor on the set of The Blair Witch Project. First off, nearly all of the dialogue in the movie was improvised, leaving the cast members to try and ad-lib as much as possible.
Instead of receiving a script, each of them were given a piece of paper at the start of each day with some notes outlining the general narrative for that day’s filming.
Producers decided to turn up the pressure when it came to feeding their actors. Instead of a buffet table, the cast had to track supply crates containing Power Bars, fruit and water using a GPS tracking system.
The merciless director also fed the actors less and less food each day in order to create tension between the cast.
By the end of filming they were only provided with a piece of fruit and some water each day. Sounds a bit like slave labour to us but hey – all in the name of art.
Movie/TV Quote
"As if!"
Clueless, 1995
Conversation Starter
A portal to another world opens in front of you. You don’t know how long it will stay open or if you’ll be able to get back after you go through. What do you do?
Writing Prompt
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