Famous Fails
This author was rejected by 12 different publishers before a small one finally agreed to publish her book about a boy wizard.
J.K. Rowling
This individual is my favorite person.
Mommy (Tracy)
These large hopping animals are physically unable to move backward, which is why they appear on the Australian coat of arms to represent "progress."
Kangaroos
This desert planet, home to moisture farmers and podracing, is the childhood home of both Anakin and Luke Skywalker.
Tatooine
This country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States
France
In 2000, Blockbuster famously turned down a $50 million offer to buy this struggling DVD-by-mail startup that is now a global streaming giant.
Netflix
This day should be a national holiday.
My Birthday (or Feb. 3)
This Founding Father’s first U.S. coin in circulation didn't say "In God We Trust," but rather "Mind Your Business."
Benjamin Franklin
Although he is fluent in over six million forms of communication, this protocol droid was built by a young Anakin Skywalker.
C-3PO
King Henry VIII had how many wives?
Six
In 1985, this beverage giant introduced a "new" formula to replace its classic version, only to bring back "Classic" just 79 days later after a massive public outcry.
Coca-Cola
My 3 favorite past times.
Eating, Sleeping, and Pooping
This sweet pantry item never truly expires and has been found perfectly edible in 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian tombs.
Honey
George Lucas’s Alaskan Malamute, Indiana, served as the primary real-world inspiration for the look and personality of this character.
Chewbacca
This handheld digital pet had kids frantically feeding and cleaning it during recess in the late 90s.
Tamagotchi?
In 1932, this country's military deployed soldiers with Lewis guns to cull a massive population of flightless birds in the outback, but the "enemy" proved too fast for a successful mission.
Australia
These anatomical anomalies are also quite delicious.
My Hands
This incredibly social animal is legally required to have a "friend" in Switzerland, where it is illegal to own just one.
Guinea Pig
In The Mandalorian, the character commonly known as "Baby Yoda" is revealed to have this actual name.
Grogu
This is the year the iPhone was released.
2007
This animator was fired from the Kansas City Star in 1919 because his editor said he "lacked imagination".
Walt Disney
These biscuit making floofs are my siblings.
Nova, Jupiter, Sushi
During the 18th century, this tropical fruit was such an expensive status symbol in Europe that socialites would rent them for the night just to carry them around at parties.
Pineapple
At the request of actor Samuel L. Jackson, George Lucas gave this Jedi Master a unique purple lightsaber.
Mace Windu
Before the American Revolution, Crispus Attucks, a man of African and Native American descent, was killed in this 1770 event
The Boston Massacre