G’day, members! How are you all doing today? I (Dani) am here to bring you another set of fresh and intriguing stories to keep you company as we slide down towards the weekend. There’s a lot of action in Paris this week as our Olympians continue to show their might. We’ve got our swimmers, women’s hockey team, and other green and gold stars competing today, and we’re excited to see them give it their all! For now, sit back and relax as
we dive into our stories this afternoon.
Despite living in water, hippos can't actually swim. They walk or run along the bottom of rivers and lakes. Their bodies are too dense to float, but they can hold their breath for several minutes.
Soliloquy
The act of talking to oneself. For example, ‘He ends the scene as he had begun it—with a soliloquy.’ Pronounced as SUH-LIL-UH-KWEE.
Quote of the day
'To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.'
— Oscar Wilde
Today's trivia answer:
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Rabies cases date back over 4,000 years ago.
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