Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream." 

Peter McWilliams

Joke

What do you call a boomerang that won’t come back?

A stick.

Fun Fact

Octopuses and squids have beaks. The beak is made of keratin – the same material that a bird’s beak, and our fingernails are made of.

Reading Fact

BookTok (on TikTok) drives massive book sales.

History Fact

In Venice during the Renaissance there was a case where a rapist was given the choice of going to jail for six months, paying a fine, or marrying his victim. He chose marriage.

Movie/TV Trivia

The Matrix Code Comes From Sushi

Those complex-looking green digits scrolling down the screen in The Matrix may look like mysterious code, but in fact they were symbols from a sushi cookbook, scanned by the movie's production designer.

Movie/TV Quote

"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know." 

Animal Crackers, 1930

Conversation Starter

If you had $100, what would you spend it on?

Writing Prompt

How Have You Paid Tribute to Loved Ones?