Quote
Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation."
Charlotte Bronte
Joke
Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet.
Fun Fact
Goosebumps are meant to ward off predators.
Why do we get goosebumps? In this physiological reaction, small muscles attached to individual body hairs contract, which leads the hair to stand on end. We inherited this ability from our ancestors in part as a way for our (then) coat of body hair to capture air beneath it and in that way retain heat. But, as George A. Bubenik, a physiologist and professor of zoology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, explained to Scientific American, it also caused our ancestors to appear bigger than they were, helping to ward off predators when they were frightened or on the defense. With modern humans having less body hair, goosebumps no longer cause us to look that much more intimidating.
Reading Fact
The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century revolutionized the production and distribution of books, making them more accessible to the general population.
History Fact
Vlad also enjoyed sopping up his enemies' blood with bread and eating it. This disturbing practice, along with his family name of Dracula and birthplace of Transylvania, inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Movie/TV Trivia
Stanley Kubrick would reportedly call Stephen King at 3am to ask him questions about The Shining. According to King, one famous exchange had the director ask the author, “Do you believe in God?”. When he replied in the affirmative Kubrick yelled “I knew it!” and slammed the phone down.
Movie/TV Quote
"What we've got here is a failure to communicate."
Cool Hand Luke, 1967
Screenwriter Frank Pierson thought the line seemed too refined to be uttered by Strother Martin’s prison warden, so he wrote an elaborate backstory for the character that involved criminology courses that improved his vocabulary.
Conversation Starter
If someone gave you an envelope with your death date inside of it, would you open it?
Writing Prompt
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