Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome." 

Amelia Barr

Joke

Parallel lines have so much inommon. It’s a shame they’ll never meet.

Fun Fact

The tallest building in the world is the Burg Khalifa in Dubai, standing at over 2,700 feet.

Reading Fact

Children who read at least 20 minutes a day are exposed to almost 2 million words per year. 

History Fact

Roman Emperor Caligula made one of his favorite horses a senator.

If you didn’t know anything about Caligula, then this is a pretty good way to get the impression.

He was infamous for his brutality and madness. Caligula fed criminals to animals and had conversations with the moon.

He loved his horse – called Incitatus – so much that he gave him a marble stall, an ivory manger, a jeweled collar and even a house!

Caligula made his horse a senator and allegedly planned to make him Consul before his assassination.

Movie/TV Trivia

Those who own the DVD of Dodgeball will be aware that the happy-go-lucky finale full of lesbians and treasure may well have ended on more of a bleak note, simply cutting as Ben Stiller’s White Goodman connects a ball right in Vince Vaughn’s oversized face.

Movie/TV Quote

"You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am." 

On the Waterfront, 1954

Conversation Starter

If you had to change your name, what would your new name be?

Writing Prompt

What is one closely held belief I have? When is the last time someone challenged it?