Daily Quote
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
Dr. Seuss
Joke of the Day
Today at the bank, an old lady asked me to help check her balance. So I pushed her over.
Fun Fact
The scientific term for brain freeze is “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia”
History Fact
The Ottoman Empire's Sultan Ibrahim I had 280 of his concubines drowned in the ocean after one of them slept with another man.
Movie/TV Trivia
Alien's Androids Are Alphabetized
While the Alien franchise swaps in different androids for (almost) every installment, there is an interesting consistency to them: they go in alphabetical order. Ash, Bishop, Call, and, most recently, David (played by Michael Assbender in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant).
Movie/TV Quote
"Just keep swimming"
Finding Nemo, 2003
Conversation Starter
If you were in a circus, which character would you be?
Writing Prompt
Make a map of your failures indicating the rough date they occurred. Write beside each one what you learned. (Alain de Botton)
It is normal to forget how far you have come in life. It is even more normal to fear failure. This prompt forces you to remember when you failed in the past, and what you learned from those failures. My failures have always taught me more than my wins. I bet the same is true for you.
Weird Laws
Don't Cut the Cactus
At least in Arizona, because it is illegal to do so. Offenders can be sentenced to 25-year long prison time. Ain't no poking fun at this one.
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