Today's Dippit!

Quote

"I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare." 

Maya Angelou

Joke

What did the banana say to the dog?

Nothing. Bananas can’t talk.

Fun Fact

An 11-year-old girl proposed the name for Pluto after the Roman god of the Underworld.

Reading Fact

YA (Young Adult) fiction is popular among adults, not just teens.

History Fact

The introduction of Europeans to the New World saw the Native American population drop from an estimated 12 million in 1500 to barely 237,000 in 1900.

Movie/TV Trivia

Scream Was Originally Titled Scary Movie

While the Wayans brothers' spoof of Scream went with the not-so-subtle title of Scary Movie, they would have had to get a bit more creative if the movie they were sending up had stuck with its original title. Now-disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who produced the original, heard the Michael Jackson song "Scream" in his car and decided he liked that better than the title that the project had originally been given, and the name stuck.

Movie/TV Quote

"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" 

Dirty Harry, 1971

Conversation Starter

Is there anyone at school you’d like to know better?

Writing Prompt

What Hobbies Have Been Passed Down in Your Family?