Today's Dippit!

Quote

"A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t." 

Jack Dempsey

Joke

Where do vampires keep their money?

A blood bank.

Fun Fact

There are less than 30 ships in the Royal Canadian Navy which is less than most third-world countries.

Reading Fact

The Voynich Manuscript is an ancient book in a completely undeciphered language.

History Fact

After finding a 36,000 year old steppe bison preserved in the ice, Alaskan zoology professor R. Dale Guthrie and his team ate some of its flesh. Guthrie said "the meat was well aged but still a little tough."

Movie/TV Trivia

The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

Georgie Henley's reaction to Mr. Tumnus at the lamppost is genuine. She had not seen her castmate James McAvoy in his costume before the scene was filmed, so her screams and reaction were real. Georgie's first reaction to the snowy world of Narnia is also genuine. She was carried into the set blindfolded to make her first entrance, and her wide-eyed, delighted reactions to it, all are entirely her own.

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

If you could ask for a miracle, what would it be?

Writing Prompt

How Often Do You Fight With Your Parents?