Today's Dippit!

Quote

"If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello." 

Paulo Coelho

Joke

What do you call a funny mountain?

Hill-arious.

Fun Fact

The original name for the search engine Google was Backrub. It was renamed Google after the googol, which is the number one followed by 100 zeros.

Reading Fact

The UK estimates that low levels of literacy cost the country £81 billion annually in lost earnings and increased welfare spending.

History Fact

If I Only Had a Clue

The ancient Egyptians have given us a plethora of cultural behemoths, from the Great Pyramids to the Sphinx to the Rosetta Stone. Still, you can’t get everything right, and these same peoples also thought that the brain’s primary function was the production of mucus.

Movie/TV Trivia

Christian Bale based elements of his performance as Patrick Bateman on Tom Cruise after seeing an interview with the diminutive star. According to director Mary Harron, Bale said he saw “this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes”.

Movie/TV Quote

“I'll be back.”

The Terminator, 1984

Conversation Starter

What made you laugh this week?

Writing Prompt

How Do You Try to Reduce Your Impact on the Environment?