Quote
"We are here to make another world."
W. Edwards Deming
Joke
Parallel lines have so much in common.
It’s a shame they’ll never meet.
Fun Fact
Red Solo cups are a common souvenir to bring back from the United States. The novelty comes from the cups being used in many party scenes in movies.
History Fact
No Autocorrect
In 1962, a programmer omitted a single hyphen in the code for the Mariner I rocket, causing it to explode shortly after take off. This typo cost NASA the equivalent of $630 million dollars today.
Movie/TV Trivia
Schindler's List
During production, the atmosphere was so grim and depressing that Steven Spielberg asked his friend Robin Williams if he could tell some jokes and do comedy sketches while Spielberg would watch episodes of Seinfeld (1989). Some of Williams' sketches, while played through the speaker phone to the cast and crew, ended up being part of dialogue material for his character in Aladdin (1992), the Genie.
Movie/TV Quote
"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968
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What motivates you most in life?
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