Joke of the Day
Superboy: Why did Batman and Robin quit going fishing together?
Superman: Why?
Superboy: Because Robin ate all the worms!
Video Game Quote of the Day
"The healthy human mind doesn't wake up in the morning thinking this is its last day on Earth. But I think that's a luxury, not a curse. To know you're close to the end is a kind of freedom. Good time to take... inventory."
Captain Price, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Video Game Trivia
The shrooms in Mario are based on - well - shrooms.
The mushrooms in Mario games are based on the real-life psychedelic mushroom amanita muscaria. Once ingested, this mushroom will really make people feel larger, which is alluded to in the game as well. These mushrooms possess psychoactive compounds ibotenic acid and muscimol, which explains the “trip.”
Comic Book Trivia
Spotlight
Although superheroes may have led to the creation of comic books, a superhero comic isn’t actually the highest-selling comic book of all time. Micky Maus, a German series featuring Disney characters, still stands at #1 as of June 2018, with over 1 billion copies sold. British series The Beano comes in second with over 1 billion. Superheroes enter the list at #4 with Superman at 600 million and #5 with Batman at 600 million.
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