Quote
"If life were predictable it would cease to be life and be without flavor."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Joke
Did you hear about the guy who invented the knock-knock joke? He won the 'no-bell' prize.
Fun Fact
Space smells like seared steak.
When you see footage of astronauts floating peacefully in space, do you ever wonder, What do space smells like? Well, according to some former astronauts, space does have a distinct odor that hangs around post-spacewalk. They've described it as "hot metal" or "searing steak."
Reading Fact
There's evidence that mental stimulation may help to delay the onset of dementia - reading books keeps the brain active, as we stimulate neural pathways when we imagine the stories we read.
History Fact
Animals were put on trial in medieval times and routinely sentenced to death.
Movie/TV Trivia
Alien's Androids Are Alphabetized
While the Alien franchise swaps in different androids for (almost) every installment, there is an interesting consistency to them: they go in alphabetical order. Ash, Bishop, Call, and, most recently, David (played by Michael Assbender in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant).
Movie/TV Quote
"I wish I knew how to quit you"
Brokeback Mountain, 2005
Conversation Starter
If you could do anything illegal without getting caught, what would you do?
Writing Prompt
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