Today's Dippit!

Quote

"No man is free who is not master of himself." 

Epictetus

Joke

How do you fix a cracked pumpkin?

With a pumpkin patch.

Fun Fact

In 1325, two Italian city states fought over a bucket which resulted in 2,000 deaths. It started when two soldiers stole a bucket from a well from the city center.

Reading Fact

It increases creativity and imagination.

History Fact

Mistaken Identity

In 1945, the British Royal Air Force accidentally sunk a ship full of holocaust victims. The ship, the SS Cap Arcona was being used as a prison ship to transport prisoners of Nazi concentration camps (Incidentally, the SS Cap Arcona was the very ship used to play the Titanic in the 1943 German film). Approximately 5,000 people died in the shipwreck—three times more than in the wreck of the actual Titanic.

Movie/TV Trivia

Slumdog Millionaire

Director Danny Boyle placed the money to be paid to the 3 lead child actors in a trust that is to be released to them upon their completion of grade school at 16 years of age. The production company has set up for an auto-rikshaw driver to take the kids to school everyday until they are 16 years old.

Movie/TV Quote

"Hasta la vista, baby." 

Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991​​​​​

Conversation Starter

What is the most memorable lesson you learned from your parents?

Writing Prompt

How Much Does Your Neighbourhood Define Who You Are?