Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble." 

Frank Tyger

Joke

What did the traffic light say to the car? Don’t look! I’m about to change.

Fun Fact

But you could ice skate on one of Jupiter’s moons, Europa, which is covered in ice. An Axel jump would take you 22 feet in the air!

Reading Fact

Teeny Ted from Turnip Town is the smallest book in the world.

History Fact

46 BC was 445 days long and is the longest year in human history.

Nicknamed the annus confusionis, or “year of confusion”, this year had two extra leap months inserted by Julius Caesar.

This was in order to make his newly-formed Julian Calendar match up with the seasonal year.

This calendar is a variation of which is still used in most places across the world today

Movie/TV Trivia

An original ending for the classic serial killer film Seven saw Detective Somerset (Morgan Freeman) shooting John Doe (Kevin Spacey). This was followed with the cringeworthy kiss off line, “I’m retiring”. In a move that may well re-establish your faith in a God the scene was storyboarded but never filmed.

Movie/TV Quote

"You talking to me?" 

Taxi Driver, 1976

Fun Fact

Robert DeNiro improvised this line. The script only said "Travis speaks to himself in the mirror" so DeNiro took some liberties and was ultimately successful.

Conversation Starter

Has anyone ever saved your life?

Writing Prompt

Why am I doing what I am doing? Why? Why? Why? Why?