Today's Dippit!

Quote

"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."

Mary Pickford

Joke

When life gives you melons, you're dyslexic

Fun Fact

Calling “shotgun” when riding in a car comes from the term “shotgun messenger” which was used to refer to the guard who sat next to the Stagecoach driver. The guards would use a shotgun to keep robbers and criminals away. It made its way into society due to Hollywood’s love of Western flicks.

Reading Fact

The most famous book thief

In his entire criminal career, Steven Bloomberg stole 23,000 rare books from 268 libraries. The total value of the stolen is estimated to be over $20 million! By the by, people who steal books are called bibliocleptomanes.

History Fact

Ice age Britons used skulls of the dead as cups.

Movie/TV Trivia

And Clownfish Vanished After Finding Nemo

Just as there was a run on pet rats, the population of clownfish in their natural habitats took a precipitous drop following the release of Finding Nemo, which stars a clownfish. Marine biologists reported that the numbers of the fish dropped by as much as 75 percent in the Australian reefs they inhabit.

Movie/TV Quote

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." 

Gone With the Wind, 1939 

Conversation Starter

If you were a farm animal, which would you be and why?

Writing Prompt

What do I spend a silly amount of money on? How might I scratch my itch?