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"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand."
Woodrow Wilson
Joke Why are fish so smart? Because they live in schools.
Fun Fact
Humans could never “land” on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune because they are made of gas and have no solid surface.
Reading Fact
The Library of Congress in Washington, D. C. has over 158 million items in its walls.
History Fact
The Mayans also made sacrifices. The most common involved pulling a still-beating heart out of a victim's chest.
Movie/TV Trivia
My Left Foot
Daniel Day-Lewis broke two ribs during filming from assuming the hunched-over position in his wheelchair for weeks of filming. He also would refuse to come out of character. On visits to the set canteen, other people would have to help him with food.
Movie/TV Quote
"Elementary, my dear Watson."
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1939
Sherlock Holmes never utters this line in any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories. It was invented entirely for the movies.
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What hurts your feelings?
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