Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Whoever is happy will make others happy too." 

Anne Frank

Joke

Why can’t Elsa have a balloon?

Because she will let it go.

Fun Fact

Astronauts in space are exposed to the same amount of radiation as 150 to 6,000 chest x-rays.

When astronauts leave Earth, they face a range of factors that affect them physically. That includes the intense amount of radiation that they're exposed: According to NASA, it's the equivalent of anywhere between 150 to a staggering 6,000 chest X-rays.

Reading Fact

27% of adults in the US didn’t read a book in 2018. 

Book reading statistics show adults without higher education are the least likely to have read a book. 44% of Americans with a high school degree or less surveyed in early 2019 hadn’t read a book in the last 12 months. Education level seems to be strongly correlated with time spent reading.

In contrast, 92% of college-educated adults in the US reported reading a book during the same period. Reading habits also seem to increase in lockstep with household income. 

History Fact

Fly Catchers

As if fanning someone all day with a leaf wasn’t hard enough work, in Ancient Egypt, servants were often lathered in honey to keep flies attracted to them and not the Pharaoh.

Movie/TV Trivia

Stanley Kubrick would reportedly call Stephen King at 3am to ask him questions about The Shining. According to King, one famous exchange had the director ask the author, “Do you believe in God?”. When he replied in the affirmative Kubrick yelled “I knew it!” and slammed the phone down.

Movie/TV Quote

"If you want me, earn me."

Scandal

Conversation Starter

What is your most embarrassing moment?

Writing Prompt

What’s the Coolest Thing You’ve Ever Seen in Nature?