Quote
"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily."
Mike Murdoch
Joke
What did the traffic light say to the car? Don’t look! I’m about to change.
Fun Fact
You lose up to 30 percent of your taste buds during flight.
This might explain why airplane food gets such a bad reputation. The elevation in an airplane can have a detrimental effect on our ability to taste things. According to a 2010 study conducted by Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, the dryness experienced at a high elevation as well as low pressure reduces the sensitivity of a person's taste buds to sweet and salty foods by about 30 percent. Add that dry cabin air affects our ability to smell, and our ability to taste is reduced further.
Reading Fact
Reading comprehension tests are commonly used in educational settings to assess students' understanding of written material.
History Fact
The Roman Emperor Commodus collected all the disabled and little people he could find and ordered them to fight each other to the death with meat cleavers in the Colosseum.
Movie/TV Trivia
The first notable film lensed by legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins was the 1984 adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984.
Movie/TV Quote
"Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night."
All About Eve, 1950
Despite holding the record for the most Academy Award nominations for a single film (14, tied with Titanic) and making nearly every list of the top 100 movies of all time, this is one of the most misquoted lines in movie history. Most say, “…It’s going to be a bumpy RIDE.
Conversation Starter
What is the most memorable lesson you learned from your parents?
Writing Prompt
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