Quote
"There are two types of pain in this world: pain that hurts you, and pain that changes you."
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Joke
I just wrote a book on reverse psychology. Do not read it!
Fun Fact
Your nostrils work one at a time.
When we breathe in and out of our nose during the day, one nostril does most of the work at a time, with the duties switching every several hours. This "nasal cycle" is dictated by the same autonomic nervous system that regulates heart rate, digestion, and other unconscious bodily functions and is the reason why—when our nose gets stuffed up—it does so one nostril at a time.
Reading Fact
Reading for pleasure is associated with numerous benefits, including improved vocabulary, critical thinking skills, and overall well-being.
History Fact
Prior to the 1960s tobacco companies ran physician-endorsed ads that suggested smoking had health benefits.
Movie/TV Trivia
Courtney Love insists that the role of the heroin dealer, Lance, in Pulp Fiction was offered to Kurt Cobain. Tarantino has steadfastly refuted this claim, saying he never even met the late Nirvana singer.
Movie/TV Quote
"Show me the money!"
Jerry Maguire, 1996
Photofest"The most surreal part of hearing the line reappear in the culture," writer-director Cameron Crowe tells THR about Cuba Gooding Jr.'s signature phrase, "was when George W. Bush and then Barack Obama both quoted it in their State of the Union speeches. When Obama said it, my mom called immediately: 'OK, you did it,' she said, 'you got Bush and Obama to agree about something.'"
Conversation Starter
What does success mean to you?
Writing Prompt
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