Today's Dippit!

Quote

"No matter what comes up in my life, I know that “This too, will pass”.

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Joke

Why was the baby strawberry crying?

Because her parents were in a jam.

Fun Fact

You're pronouncing Dr. Seuss' name wrong.

Dr. Seuss, the popular children's book author who is known for his rhyming skills, was born with the name Theodor Seuss Geisel. Seuss is his mother's maiden name, and their family pronounces it as "soice" (rhyming with voice). Seuss' college friend Alexander Liang even wrote a poem about the common misconception.

Reading Fact

Reading can make our society safer

Scientists in America have shown that children who have learned to read before the age of 8 are less likely to end up in prison later in life, and also have lower chances of starting to use drugs. Moreover, scientists have argued that children who have basic literacy skills before starting school are 3 to 4 times less likely to drop out of school.

History Fact

In the Ancient Olympics, athletes performed naked.

The athletes did this to imitate the Gods, but also to help them easily clear toxins from their skin through sweating after each attempt at a sport.

In fact, the word “gymnastics” comes from the Ancient Greek words “gumnasía” (“athletic training, exercise”) and “gumnós” (“naked”).

This translates as “to train naked”.

Movie/TV Trivia

The original raw footage of Apocalypse Now consisted of 1,250,000 feet of film which is over 230 hours’ worth.

Movie/TV Quote

"Are you not entertained?"

Gladiator (2000)

After contemptuously taking out a gang of burly fighters with a few swings of his sword, gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe), a Spanish general enslaved following the betrayal of the evil Commodus against his family and his emperor, lobs a blade into the stands. "Are you not entertained?" he shouts into the crowd when they scream at the hint of real danger. "Is this not why you are here?" His brazen disrespect for authority and skill in the ring cause him to become, of all things, a favorite of the people, leading him finally to Rome and the possibility of revenge. "Spaniard," they all chant, as he spits on the ground and strides away. Quoting Gladiator quickly became a pop-cultural signifier of annoyingness, but over the course of the next two decades, "Are you not entertained?" evolved into an enduringly funny meme.

Conversation Starter

What’s one thing you’ve won and how did you win it?

Writing Prompt

What’s the Best Way to Get Over a Breakup?