Rue The Day!

Quote of the Day:
“It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.” -Helen Keller

Fact of the Day:
HIV has been around over 100 years. –Source

Today’s Holiday:
Bring your teddy bear to work or school day –since I stayed home sick, my teddy bear was at my side all day.

Link of the day:
8 classic movies with gaping plot holes.

Quote of the Day:
“Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends.” -Arlene Francis

Fact of the Day:
A US military study showed that most pills are still effective and safe up to 15 years after their expiration date. –Source

Today’s Holiday:
Bald and Free Day

Link of the Day:
20 endangered forests. Lets try to keep them around damnit!

Quote of the Day:
“A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.” -Herbert Read

Fact of the Day:
The only woman who pitched in major league baseball struck out Babe Ruth in her first game, after which, the commissioner of the league canceled her contract because he thought the sport was “too strenuous for women.” –Source

Today’s Holiday:
Mad Hatter Day

Link of the Day:
Learn how awesome octopi are.

Quote of the Day:

Photo by Flickr User Ed Aisela

“A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.” -Herbert Read

Fact of the Day:
Mr. Clean’s first name is Veritably. –Source

Today’s Holiday:
International World Teacher’s Day

Link of the Day:
Bad science lessons in time.

Quote of the Day:
“All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry”. -Edgar Allan Poe

Fact of the Day:
When leprosy was still believed to be contagious, many governments printed special money only to be used in leper colonies. –Source

Today’s Holiday:
World Animal Day

Link of the Day:
9 Amazing swimming pools.

Quote of the Day:
“Frank Zappa… was Beethoven for insane rock guys.” -Scott Ian

Fact of the Day:
Of the 282 dolls in it’s a small world, only two are American, a cowboy and an Eskimo. –Source

Today’s Holiday:
World Smile Day

Link of the Day:
Learn about the awesome history of the calling card.

Quote of the Day:
“I’m not the type to get ulcers. I give them.” -Edward Koch

Fact of the Day:
Even the best researchers can be fooled by a slick-talking sexy man using made up words and conflicting theories to sound smart. –Source

Today’s Holiday:
International day of Non-Violence

Link of the Day:
The 8 creepiest restaurants ever.

Quote of the Day:
“Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool.” -Liv Ullmann

Fact of the Day:
Einstein made at least 7 failed attempts trying to prove his E=mc2 theory. –Source

Today’s Holiday:
World Vegetarian Day

Link of the Day:
Cool underwater sculptures.

Quote of the Day:
“Ensuring quality higher education is one of the most important things we can do for future generations.” -Ron Lewis

Fact of the Day:
Peirce Brosnan once questioned if he should give Halle Berry the Heimlich while she was choking on a fig because they were in the midst of a sex scene and he didn’t want to behave inappropriately. –Source

Today’s Holiday:
Nietzschean New Year, yeah, that Nietzsch apparently he has his own calendar.

Link of the Day:
10 seriously weird hotels.

Quote of the Day:
“The idea that UN commitments should be followed by action is indeed a radical one, especially for the United States, where willful neglect of its own commitments is the rule.” -Jeffrey Sachs

Fact of the Day:
Nanny911 recruits people for its show by approaching parents with kids that act out terribly in nearby LA toy stores. –Source

Today’s Holiday:
Argentinean Inventor’s Day

Link of the Day:
Some really over the top limos.