Today's Dippit!

Quote

"There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all." 

Peter Drucker

Joke

I dreamed I was forced to eat a giant marshmallow. When I woke up, my pillow was gone.

Fun Fact

Flamingoes are only pink because of chemicals called carotenoids in the algae and fish (which also eat the algae) they eat; their feathers are grayish white when they’re born.

Reading Fact

Evidence also suggests that reading for just 30 minutes a week improves the health and wellbeing of people.

History Fact

We Don’t Need No Education

Next time your parents try to tell you to stay in school, tell them Harry S. Truman—they may know him as the 33rd President of the United States—didn’t have a college degree. I mean, he was the last president not to have one, and these days you can barely get a job as a receptionist without at least a B.A…but the point is, mom, that he didn’t have one.

Movie/TV Trivia

Enya was James Cameron’s first choice to compose the music for Titanic.

Movie/TV Quote

“Just keep swimming.”

Finding Nemo, 2003

Conversation Starter

Do you have any pets? What are their names?

Are they an animal person? And how clever are the names they gave their pets?

Writing Prompt

What Would You Like to Learn on Your Own?