Quote
"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."
Babe Ruth
Joke
Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.
Fun Fact
The dot over the lower case "i" or "j" is known as a "tittle."
That tiny dot above lower case "I" and "j" letters has an actual name: tittle. It is thought that the phrase "to a T" is actually derived from the phrase "to a tittle"—a phrase that was used in the same sense dating back to the early 17th century. (The first recording of the phrase is in the 1607 play Woman Hater by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, in which the line reads, "I'll quote him to a tittle.")
Reading Fact
The National Institute for Literacy estimates 43% of adult Americans with low literacy skills live in poverty.
History Fact
Before becoming pope, Pius II wrote a popular erotic book, The Tale of Two Lovers.
Movie/TV Trivia
The man drinking from a flask at the end of Titanic was based on a real passenger – who survived
Remember the guy who decides to start swigging from his hip flask as the ship is sinking? Looking back we can’t say that we blame him, but apparently the character was based on a real-life survivor of the Titanic.
The individual in question managed to survive in the Atlantic Ocean for several hours thanks to his blood alcohol level.
Charles Joughin was the real-life passenger who managed to hang onto the rails after more than a few cocktails.
Apparently Joughin was a chef who had been drinking whiskey for most of the evening. In the end, the Scotch warmed up his insides and actually helped him to survive the entire disaster.
So next time you find yourself on a sinking ship, make sure you have some whiskey handy because it just might end up saving your life. Plus here’s another eerie Titanic fact…
If all of the present-day scenes from the movie were deleted, then the film would run for 2 hours and 40 minutes – the exact time it took for the Titanic to sink. Weird!
Movie/TV Quote
“To infinity and beyond!”
Toy Story, 1995
Conversation Starter
What is the worst first date you have ever been on?
Writing Prompt
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