Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Who is your master? Anyone who has control over things upon which you’ve set your heart, or over things which you seek to avoid."

Epictetus

Joke

Why does a seagull fly over the sea?

Because if it flew over the bay, it would be a baygull.

Fun Fact

This isn’t exactly a “fun” fact, but there are over 200 dead bodies of climbers on Mt. Everest because it’s so difficult to bring them down.

Reading Fact

The world’s first novel is The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu.

History Fact

One in 200 men are direct descendants of Genghis Khan.

The Mongolian Emperor was known for siring many, many children – at least 11!

Scientists conducted a study in 2003 which showed that one in 200 men share a Y chromosome with the conqueror.

This may not sound like a lot, but you should consider that there are roughly 3.7 billion men on the planet.

That makes a total of around 19 million men ancestors of the Great Khan!]

Movie/TV Trivia

Alfred Hitchcock’s, Psycho (1960) was the first American film ever to show a flushing toilet.

Movie/TV Quote

"I'll be back." 

The Terminator, 1984

Conversation Starter

How often do you binge watch shows?

Writing Prompt

A man elbows your character in a crowd. After he is gone, she discovers her cell phone is too. She calls her own number, and the man answers. She explains that the cell phone has personal information on it and asks the man to send it back to her. He hangs up. Instead of going to the police, your character decides to take matters into her own hands...