Quote
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."
Walter Elliot
Joke
The chicken crossed the playground to get to the other slide.
Fun Fact
There is an island in the Bahamas that's inhabited only by swimming pigs.
History Fact
I Heart You
Silphium, also known as laserwort, was a plant that was once an effective and extremely popular contraceptive; Pliny, sounding like a guy who totally understands women’s periods, noted that it could “promote the menstrual discharge.” Unfortunately it was so popular that it was harvested into extinction. Some researchers even speculate that the shape of the plant is what gives us the traditional heart shape we use to denote love and romance today.
Movie/TV Trivia
Moulin Rouge!
Filming was halted for two weeks in November 1999 after Nicole Kidman fractured two ribs and injured her knee while rehearsing a dance routine for the film. Many of the scenes where she is seen only from the chest up, including "a real actress," were shot while she was in a wheelchair.
Movie/TV Quote
"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
Chinatown, 1974
Conversation Starter
Who was your favourite teacher and why?
Writing Prompt
Your elderly character escapes from the retirement home where his or her children have placed him or her....