Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes."

Benjamin Disraeli

Joke

How does a scientist freshen her breath?

With experi-mints!

Fun Fact

If you cut down a cactus in Arizona, you be penalized up to 25 years in jail. It is similar to cutting down a protected tree species.

Reading Fact

Vladimir Nabokov would compose all works on index cards which he kept in slim boxes.

This method enabled him to easily re-arrange the plot of his books any time he wanted – he would shuffle these cards daily, what allowed him to see the story unfold in different ways.

He also stored some of the cards underneath his pillow, so that when an idea popped into his head at night, he could quickly write it down. 

History Fact

Winston Churchill had a Doctor’s note to drink an “indefinite” amount of alcohol in Prohibition America.

Other than defiant hand gestures, iconic speeches, cigars and dapper hats, Winston Churchill is also renowned for his love of alcohol. Whiskey in particular.

In 1931, Churchill was involved in a car accident which left him with chest pain, as well as having bouts of depression to contend with.

Because of this, he was granted a Doctor’s note in 1932 for his time in the United States This allowed him drink an “indefinite” amount of alcohol for his duration of time in the Prohibition-era United States.

Movie/TV Trivia

The ornaments that Marv steps on in Home Alone are actually candy

Movie/TV Quote

"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." 

The Godfather Part II, 1974

Conversation Starter

What was the last movie you watched? How was it?

Writing Prompt

Your character's mother-in-law comes to visit for a week, and your character suspects she is trying to poison him. He shares his suspicion with his wife, who says he's always hated her mother but this accusation is going too far. Meanwhile, your character has stomach cramps, and his mother-in-law is downstairs making breakfast again....