Quote
"Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure."
George Eliot
Joke
Why does it suck to be a penguin?
Because even when you get angry, you still look cute.
Fun Fact
Costa Coffee employs Gennaro Pelliccia as a coffee taster, who has had his tongue insured for £10 million since 2009.
History Fact
Strong Structure
The Roman Pantheon, built in 118 AD by the emperor Hadrian, is still the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world.
Movie/TV Trivia
Titanic
The scenes set in 1912, i.e. the whole movie except the present-day scenes and the opening and ending credits, have a total length of two hours and forty minutes, the exact time it took for Titanic to sink. Also, the collision with the iceberg reportedly lasted 37 seconds, which is how long the collision scene is in the movie.
Movie/TV Quote
"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know."
Animal Crackers, 1930
Conversation Starter
What is the biggest risk you’ve ever taken?
Writing Prompt
At a Chinese restaurant, your character opens his fortune cookie and reads the following message: "Your life is in danger. Say nothing to anyone. You must leave the city immediately and never return. Repeat: say nothing."...