Quote
"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
Beverly Sills
Joke
I'm no cheetah…you're lion!
Fun Fact
Experiments in universities have actually been carried out to figure out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, both with machine and human lickers (because this is important scientific knowledge!). The results ranged from 252 to 411.
Reading Fact
The UK estimates that low levels of literacy cost the country £81 billion annually in lost earnings and increased welfare spending.
History Fact
Diabolical Plot
In 1945, Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night was a plan devised by Japanese scientist Shirō Ishii to wage biological warfare upon civilian population centers in the continental United States during the final months of World War II. The plan involved spreading plague-infected fleas over Southern California via airplane—the deployment date would have been September 22nd, 1945. Luckily, Japan formally surrendered on August 15th, 1945.
Movie/TV Trivia
12 Years A Slave
In order to better portray an alcoholic, Michael Fassbender had his makeup artist paint his mustache with alcohol so that the other actors would react naturally to the smell, as they would to a man who had been drinking heavily.
Movie/TV Quote
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."
Casablanca, 1942
Conversation Starter
Is there a dream you’ve always had?
Writing Prompt
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