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Quote

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."


Thomas A. Edison


Joke

How do you make a Kleenex dance? Put a little boogie in it!


Fun Fact

Superman didn't always fly.

 

The original comic book Superman could leap tall buildings in a single bound. But then he had to come right back down to Earth—because he didn't fly. It wasn't until the 1940s, when animators for a new animated series decided it would be too difficult to routinely draw him bending his knees, that it was decided that Superman could take off into the air. Readers got to see smooth animation, and a superhero gained a new power.


Reading Fact

When we read, we come across different characters, whose life experiences differ from our own. Reading helps to develop a child's ideas and personalities, as kids will compare their beliefs and thought processes to those of the characters they read.


History Fact

Approximately 750,000 men died in the Civil War, which was more than 2.5% of America's population at the time.


Movie/TV Trivia

Everyone wanted a pet rat after watching Ratatouille


Ratatouille was the 2007 film of a food-loving rat named Remy who wants to become one of the greatest chefs the world has ever seen. After the movie’s release, kids everywhere were clamouring to get their hands on a pet rat and rodent sales increased sharply in the wake of the film.

 

One domestic pet chain experienced a 50 percent increase in sales after Ratatouille hit cinema screens!

 

Pet shop owners were also rubbing their hands together after Finding Nemo came along. Kids everywhere decided that they wanted a pet fish, and numbers increased sharply.


However, public service announcements had to be released after many children soon got bored of their new friends and mistakenly believed that flushing them down the toilet was the best thing to do. Sadly all that does is trap the fish in a device which is usually used to purify water, and instead leaves the pet …vapourised.

This means that Finding Nemo has a lot of blood on its hands because the movie is actually responsible for thousands of innocent fish deaths!


Movie/TV Quote

“Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.”


The Wizard of Oz, 1939


Conversation Starter What is the best part about taking a selfie?


Writing Prompt

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