Daily Quote
"Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough."
Richard P. Feynman
Joke of the Day
What does an evil hen lay?
Deviled eggs.
Fun Fact
“Digging a hole to China” is theoretically possible if you start in Argentina.
History Fact
The fastest surgeon ever ended up causing a 300% mortality rate.
Before anesthesia, speed was essential when performing surgery to minimize pain to the patient, and also to ensure they didn’t have as much chance to writhe about during surgery.
Surgeon Robert Liston was considered “the fastest knife in the West”. He was a pioneer in speed-surgery.
One time, when performing a battlefield amputation in front of a group of spectators, Liston cut through his patient’s leg so quickly that he accidentally cut the fingers off his assistant.
One man who witnessed the surgery was also caught by the doctor’s knife. Upon feeling it tug on his coat and seeing blood splash on him, he collapsed and died of a heart attack.
Then, to make matters worse, Liston’s patient and his assistant died of blood poisoning from their joint-amputation.
This made Liston the only surgeon ever to have performed a surgery with a 300% mortality rate!
Movie/TV Trivia
Bender from Futurama was named after John Bender from The Breakfast Club.
Movie/TV Quote
"For a guy with a four digit IQ, I must have missed something."
Limitless (2011)
Conversation Starter
If you had to change your name, what would your new name be?
Writing Prompt
Weird Laws
PRETENDING TO BE A RELIGIOUS FIGURE IS ILLEGAL IN ALABAMA.