Daily Quote
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."
Henry Ford
Joke of the Day
Where do cats roam?
In the catacombs!
Fun Fact
Napoleon was once attacked by thousands of rabbits.
Napoleon Bonaparte was once one of the most powerful men in Europe, but he suffered an ignominious defeat at the hands (or paws) of rabbits. After a military victory, Napoleon's chief of staff organized a rabbit hunt to celebrate. Thousands of rabbits were brought in to be set loose, but instead of hopping away when the cages were opened, they turned to attack, swarming the partygoers. After trying and failing to shoo them away, the great Emperor Napoleon ran for the safety of his carriage.
History Fact
The Bloody Mary Wasn't Always Called a Bloody Mary
The popular brunch beverage and hangover cure didn't actually start off as being called a Bloody Mary. Nope. It was actually called A Bucket Of Blood. Appetizing… After Bucket Of Blood, it transitioned to Red Snapper and, finally, Bloody Mary.
Movie/TV Trivia
In Titanic, if you added together the duration of all the scenes set in 1912, it would be two hours and 40 minutes, the same amount of time it took the actual Titanic to sink.
Movie/TV Quote
“Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!”
Auntie Mame, 1958
Conversation Starter
Do you prefer physical books or ebooks?
Writing Prompt
Weird Laws
Registering as Married at a Hotel in North Carolina Makes It So
Let's say a man and a woman walk into a hotel in North Carolina, request to share a room, and claim they are married. By common law marriage rules in the state, that man and woman would legally be married.
As the couple "outwardly present themselves as husband and wife to the public," they are deemed a common law marriage, that is honoured and valid in North Carolina.
Should you find yourself in need of a hotel room for the night, you may want to fess up if you aren't a married couple.