Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other." 

Walter Elliot

Joke

Why did the dinosaur cross the road?

Because the chicken wasn’t born yet.

Fun Fact

75% of the world’s diet is produced from just 12 plant and five different animal species.

Reading Fact

Audiobooks are the fastest-growing format in publishing.

History Fact

Peter the Great executed his wife's lover, then forced her to keep her lover's head in a jar of alcohol in her bedroom.

Movie/TV Trivia

The Theory Of Everything

In an e-mail to director James Marsh about the portrayal by Eddie Redmayne, Stephen Hawking said there were certain points when he thought he was watching himself. In addition to his copyrighted voice, Stephen Hawking also lent the filmmakers his Companion of Honour medal and his signed thesis to use as genuine props in the film.

Movie/TV Quote

"La-dee-da, la-dee-da." 

Annie Hall, 1977

Conversation Starter

If you were to choose one way to be disciplined, what would it be?

Writing Prompt

Did Your Parents Have a Life Before They Had Kids?