Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible." 

Tony Robbins

Joke

What did the banana say to the dog?

Nothing. Bananas can’t talk.

Fun Fact

Originally, cigarette filters were made out of cork, the look of which was incorporated into today’s pattern.

Reading Fact

In ancient Egypt, all ships visiting Alexandria were obliged to surrender their books to the Royal Library and be copied. The original would be kept in the library and the copy given back to the owner.

The impressive collection of the Great Library of Alexandria did not appear out of thin air – all ships entering the city were instantly stripped of all their books, and while in theory the government was obliged to reimburse the original owners, it would only do so sometimes and rarely adequately. 

History Fact

Tablecloths were originally designed to be used as one big, communal napkin.

Children wiping their mouths on tablecloths is a bug-bear of many a nagging mother the whole world around.

However, that was their original use!

Guests were meant to wipe off their hands and faces on a tablecloth after a messy feast.

To not do this would be considered bad table manners!

Movie/TV Trivia

To thank Robin Williams for his work on Aladdin, Disney sent him a late Pablo Picasso painting.

Movie/TV Quote

"Elementary, my dear Watson." 

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1929

Fun Fact

Sherlock Holmes never says this iconic quote in any of the books the character is based off of.

Conversation Starter

How fast do you read?

Writing Prompt

Is Social Media Making Us More Narcissistic?