Today's Dippit!

Quote

"It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts." Ella Fitzgerald

Joke

I became a vegetarian. Huge missed-steak!

Fun Fact

With 3.572 billion viewers, half the world’s population watched the 2018 FIFA World Cup of soccer (or football, as many international fans call it), which is held every four years. That number is on par with the 2016 Summer Olympics; but only a quarter of the world watched the less-popular Winter Olympics in 2018.

Reading Fact

It has been demonstrated that people who read spiritual texts may have lower blood pressure, and when people who suffer with mood disorders and mental illness read self-help books, they can be calmer and more at peace.

History Fact

Chuman

In the 1920s, Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov unsuccessfully attempted to create a human/chimpanzee hybrid by using artificial insemination. The various names for this hybrid? A Humanzee, a Chuman, and a Manpanzee. Pick your favorite! 

Movie/TV Trivia

The Pianist

In order to connect with the feeling of loss required to play the role, Adrien Brody got rid of his apartment, sold his car, and didn't watch television.

Movie/TV Quote

"Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the 

Masters champion. It looks like a mirac...It's in the hole! It's in the hole! It's in the hole!"- Caddyshack, 1980

Conversation Starter

What’s your favourite TV show?

Writing Prompt