Quote
"Dream big and dare to fail."
Norman Vaughan
Joke
What do you do with chemists when they die? Barium!
Fun Fact
The first college football game was played on November 6, 1869, between Rutgers and Princeton (then known as the College of New Jersey) in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rutgers won.
Reading Fact
Adults with lower literacy levels believe they have little impact on political processes, and are less likely to participate in volunteering activities.
History Fact
Horrifying Forgery
The Iron Maiden, a medieval torture device consisting of a sarcophagus filled with metal spikes or nails, likely never actually existed for that purpose. Supposedly used during the Middle Ages, it was only after German philosopher Johann Philipp Siebenkees wrote about them in the 1700s that the devices began turning up in museums as morbid curiosities. The most famous of these, the Iron Maiden of Nuremberg, was only built in the year 1800.
Movie/TV Trivia
Get Out
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Daniel Kaluuya was given the lead role on the spot after nailing his audition. Jordan Peele said Kaluuya did about five takes of a key scene, in which his character needs to cry, and each was so perfect that the single tear came down at the exact same time for each take.
Movie/TV Quote
"Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape."Â
Planet of the Apes, 1968
Conversation Starter
What three things do you want to be remembered for?
Writing Prompt
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