Daily Quote
"There are two types of pain in this world: pain that hurts you, and pain that changes you."
Unknown
Joke of the Day
What do you get if you cross a pie and a snake?
A pie-thon.
Fun Fact
When watermelons are grilled or baked, they lose their granular texture and can even be used as meat substitute, a “watermelon steak”.
History Fact
The Dutch-Scilly War lasted 335 years and had no battles or deaths.
n 1651 – 1986, the war was a by-product of the English Civil War and the decision of the Dutch to side with the Parliamentarians over the Royalists.
The Royalists had raided a few Dutch shipping vessels in revenge before fleeing to the Isles of Scilly.
The Dutch turned up, demanding reparations from the Royalists and, when they didn’t pay up, declared war.
But they decided to call it a day and go home pretty sharpish as they realized the Royalists didn’t have a penny to their names.
Only thing is they never declared peace with the Isles and just completely forgot they were at war.
Then, roughly 3 centuries later, historian Roy Duncan stumbled upon a footnote in Scilly about the war.
He invited the Dutch Ambassador for Great Britain to Scilly, where a peace treaty was negotiated and signed, bringing the war to an end after 335 years and no bitter bloodshed.
Movie/TV Trivia
Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.
Movie/TV Quote
"The law says that you cannot touch. But I think I see a lot of lawbreakers up in this house tonight."
Magic Mike (2012)
Conversation Starter
If you could learn the answer to one question about your future, what would the question be?
Writing Prompt
Weird Laws
BITING SOMEONE'S ARM OFF IS ILLEGAL IN RHODE ISLAND.