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Today's Dippit!

Quote

"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."


Tony Robbins


Joke

What's brown and sticky? A stick.


Fun Fact

"E" is the most common letter and appears in 11 percent of all english words.

 

Try writing out a few sentencesanything at all. Now take a minute to look at how frequently each letter in the alphabet appears. Chances are you'll see a lot of the letter "e." That's because the commonly used vowel appears in around 11 percent of all words in the English language, according to Oxford Dictionaries. The next most popular letter was "a," which appears in around 8.5 percent of all words. The least common letter is "q," which appears in just 0.2 percent of words.


Reading Fact

Kids will come across more words the more they read, which in turn will improve their vocabulary. Being articulate and well-spoken is a huge life skill that will help kids advance in their professional careers.


History Fact

Between 1525 and 1866, 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and sold into slavery in the United States, Caribbean, and South America.


Movie/TV Trivia

The  Wallet in Pulp Fiction Was Quentin Tarantino's

 

Jules' wallet in Pulp Fiction that reads "Bad #&$&*@$" actually belonged to the director—who picked it up because of its reference to the 1971 film Shaft. As it happened, Samuel L. Jackson would go on to play the character that inspired the wallet in the 2000 remake of Shaft.


Movie/TV Quote

"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." 


The Godfather, 1972


Fun fact


This line makes it into each Godfather film in some way or another.


Conversation Starter

What is your very favourite letter of the alphabet? Why?


Writing Prompt

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