Today's Dippit!

Quote

"What I learned on my own I still remember." 

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Joke

What animal is always at a baseball game?

A bat.

Fun Fact

If a Polar Bear and a Grizzly Bear mate, their offspring is called a “Pizzy Bear”.

Reading Fact

The largest book in the world is 5 meters x 8.06 meters.

The largest book in the world according to the Guinness World Record is 5 meters x 8.06 meters (16.40 ft x 26.44 ft) and weighs about 1500 kg (3.306 lb) with 429 pages. Furthermore, the book was unveiled on February 27, 2012, by Mshahed International Group in Dubai, UAE with over 50 people who participated in the construction and it was entitled ‘This the Prophet Mohamed’. And finally, the main objective of the book is to provide a compilation of stories highlighting the lifetime achievements of Islam’s Prophet.

History Fact

The Dutch-Scilly War lasted 335 years and had no battles or deaths.

n 1651 – 1986, the war was a by-product of the English Civil War and the decision of the Dutch to side with the Parliamentarians over the Royalists.

The Royalists had raided a few Dutch shipping vessels in revenge before fleeing to the Isles of Scilly.

The Dutch turned up, demanding reparations from the Royalists and, when they didn’t pay up, declared war.

But they decided to call it a day and go home pretty sharpish as they realized the Royalists didn’t have a penny to their names.

Only thing is they never declared peace with the Isles and just completely forgot they were at war.

Then, roughly 3 centuries later, historian Roy Duncan stumbled upon a footnote in Scilly about the war.

He invited the Dutch Ambassador for Great Britain to Scilly, where a peace treaty was negotiated and signed, bringing the war to an end after 335 years and no bitter bloodshed.

Movie/TV Trivia

Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn failed his driving test eight times.

Movie/TV Quote

"Well, nobody's perfect." 

Some Like It Hot, 1959

Conversation Starter

Do you like reality TV shows? Why or why not? If so, which ones?

Writing Prompt

Your character changes jobs in order to have more time with his family. But his family doesn't seem interested in having him around...