Today's Dippit!

Quote

"To do two things at once is to do neither." 

Publius Syrus

Joke

What do you call a boomerang that won’t come back?

A stick.

Fun Fact

You can learn the High Valyrian language from Game of Thrones with an online course.

Fans of George R.R. Martin's best-selling books and HBO's hit series Game of Thrones will be able to tell you that High Valyrian is the Latin-like language used in formal circumstances by the fictional nobility of Essos and Westeros. And while the stories may be make-believe, the language is a fully developed form of communication that you can learn yourself thanks to an online course from Duolingo. By the end, you'll be able to say phrases in High Valyrian like "kirimvose" (thank you) and "avy jorrāelan" (I love you), as well as "bantis zōbrie issa se ossȳngnoti lēdys" (the night is dark and full of terrors).

Reading Fact

People aged 15–44 in the US spend 10 minutes or less per day reading.

The time spent reading outside of work and school depends significantly on the age group we choose to observe. People aged 75 and older read over four times as much per day (44 minutes) as the younger generations. 

History Fact

Can’t Take it With You

Dentures: what would old people and hockey players do without them? Well, until the mid-1800s, dentures, aesthetically pleasing as they may be, were actually often made of teeth pulled from deceased soldiers. Hey, they’re not using them, right?

Movie/TV Trivia

The US title for the exceptionally wonderful A Matter of Life and Death was Stairway to Heaven. The UK had no stairway. Denied.

Movie/TV Quote

"You're gonna make it after all."

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Conversation Starter

Have you ever stolen anything?

Writing Prompt

What Kind of Tourist Are You?