Quote
"Great men are not born great, they grow great."
Lewis Howes
Joke
The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line.
Fun Fact
Preserves are like jam but made with more whole fruit. Marmalade is preserves made from citrus fruit.
Reading Fact
Harry Potter was rejected by 12 different publishers before Bloomsbury accepted it. J. K. Rowling also had to change her pen name to be more neutral: her publisher believed this would encourage more boys to buy the book.
History Fact
The Ottoman Empire's Sultan Ibrahim I had 280 of his concubines drowned in the ocean after one of them slept with another man.
Movie/TV Trivia
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer
The Fish Market scenes were shot in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter. Two and a half tons of fish and one ton of meat was used over the course of the shoot, and people as far away as six miles, reported a bad smell in the air.
Movie/TV Quote
"I'm just one stomach flu away from my goal weight."
The Devil Wears Prada, 2006
The National Science Teachers Association encourages biology and life sciences teachers to use this line to start a conversation about body image, nutrition and digestion among teenagers.
Conversation Starter
What is your favourite guilty pleasure TV show?
Writing Prompt
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