Today's Dippit!

Quote

"What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?"

Robert H. Schuller

Joke

Hear about the new restaurant called Karma? There’s no menu - you get what you deserve

Fun Fact

In Colorado, USA, there is still an active volcano. It last erupted about the same time as the pyramids were being built in Egypt.

Reading Fact

Reading can help us sleep better

We all know how important sleep is for our health. Reading before going to bed has been shown to help people fall asleep easier and quicker. Sleep readiness is something many of us struggle with, especially those of us who spend a lot of time looking at our phones before going to bed. Leafing through a book before going to bed instead of looking at our phones can make a huge difference.

History Fact

People were buried alive so often in the 19th century that inventors patented safety coffins that would give the "dead" the ability to alert those above ground if they were still alive.

Movie/TV Trivia

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Was Originally the Other Way Around

The original script for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, by William Goldman, was originally titled The Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy. That all flipped when Paul Newman, maybe the biggest star on the planet at the time of production, took the role of Butch.

Movie/TV Quote

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning." 

Apocalypse Now, 1979

Conversation Starter

If you could make up a school subject, what would it be?

Writing Prompt

What are the unifying characteristics of the top 3 people I most want to emulate?