Daily Quote
"Either I will find a way, or I will make one."
Philip Sidney
Joke of the Day
What did the big flower say to the little flower?
Hi, bud!
Fun Fact
In 2005, a fortune cookie company called Wonton Food Inc. correctly foretold lottery numbers, resulting in 110 winners and an investigation. No fraud was involved.
History Fact
One man survived both the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and then later Nagasaki.
as a 29-year-old Naval Engineer on a three-month business trip to Hiroshima. On August the 6th 1945, the Enola Gay dropped its atomic payload on the city.
Yamaguchi was less than 2 miles from ground zero and was thrown into a potato patch.
He survived the blast and was able to make a perilous journey through the devastated city to the railway station.
Here, on August the 7th, he boarded a train on an overnight ride to his hometown of Nagasaki.
On the morning of August 9th, he was with some colleagues in an office building when another boom split the sound barrier. A flash of white light filled the sky.
Yamaguchi emerged from the wreckage with only minor injuries on top of his current injuries. He had survived two nuclear blasts in two days.
Movie/TV Trivia
The scene with Jenny on the ground outside her house in Forrest Gump is similar to painting, Christina’s World.
Movie/TV Quote
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
The Princess Diaries
Conversation Starter
What’s the best / worst thing about your work/school?
Writing Prompt
Weird Laws
Purple garage doors are against the law in Kanata, Ontario.