Quote
"Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
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Joke
As I suspected, someone has been adding soil to my garden. The plot thickens.
Fun Fact
The feeling of getting lost inside a mall is known as the Gruen transfer.
We've all heard how casinos are designed to deliberately disorient visitors, causing them to lose track of time and where exactly they are. But did you know that there's a similar strategy behind the design of shopping malls as well? Officially known as the "Gruen transfer," this phenomenon was named after Austrian architect Victor Gruen, who identified how an intentionally confusing layout could lead to consumers spending more time and money in a shopping venue (though he would later disavow the approach).
Reading Fact
Reading non-fiction can expand knowledge and understanding of the world, providing access to information on a wide range of topics.
History Fact
After finding a 36,000 year old steppe bison preserved in the ice, Alaskan zoology professor R. Dale Guthrie and his team ate some of its flesh. Guthrie said "the meat was well aged but still a little tough."
Movie/TV Trivia
Author Peter Benchley plays the role of a TV reporter in Jaws. Benchley was reportedly thrown off set after continually arguing with Spielberg about the film’s ending.
Movie/TV Quote
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."
The Usual Suspects, 1995
The line actually comes from 19th century French poet Charles Baudelaire’s poetry collection Paris Spleen. In French it is, “La plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas."
Conversation Starter
Who has been the most influential person in your life and why?
Writing Prompt
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