Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible." 

Richard P. Feynmann

Joke

What kind of water cannot freeze?

Hot water.

Fun Fact

Only two people have ever swum the entire length of the 2,350-mile Mississippi River: Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel in 2002 and American former Navy SEAL Chris Ring in 2015. Strel swam for 68 days in a row; Ring took one day off a week, taking 181 days.

Reading Fact

Miguel Cervantes Saavedra is considered one of the best writers in the world.

History Fact

Russia ran out of vodka celebrating the end of World War II.

If you ask somebody to name things that are quintessentially Russian, they’ll probably say winter, communism and, of course, vodka.

It should come as no surprise that, after being punched almost all the way to Moscow by the Nazis then fighting their way back to Berlin, the Russians were pretty elated when they heard the news of the Third Reich’s fall.

Jubilation and street parties engulfed the Soviet Union, lasting for days and days – even non-drinkers saw this as cause enough to join in with the revelry.

That is until all of the nation’s vodka reserves ran out. A mere 22 hours after the partying started.

Now started the nationwide hangover…

Movie/TV Trivia

For Dr. Strangelove, Peter Sellers was paid $1 million, 55 percent of the film’s budget.

Movie/TV Quote

"Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." 

The Pride of the Yankees, 1942

Conversation Starter

What cartoons did you watch as a child?

Writing Prompt

After your character loses his job, he is home during the day. That's how he discovers that his teenage son has a small marijuana plantation behind the garage. Your character confronts his son, who, instead of acting repentant, explains to your character exactly how much money he is making from the marijuana and tries to persuade your character to join in the business...