Today's Dippit!

Quote

"When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go."

Carol Burnett

Joke

The furniture store keeps calling me to come back. But all I wanted was one night stand

Fun Fact

Forrest Fenn, an art dealer and author, hid a treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains worth over 1 million dollars. It still has not been found.

Reading Fact

Reading can teach our kids enormous amounts of information

Children can learn between 4,000 and 12,000 new words through book reading in a single year. Encouraging kids to read more can make a huge difference for them as adults.

History Fact

The introduction of Europeans to the New World saw the Native American population drop from an estimated 12 million in 1500 to barely 237,000 in 1900.

Movie/TV Trivia

Guardians Of The Galaxy

Chris Pratt apparently stole his Star-Lord costume from the set, for the sole purpose of having it available so he could show up in costume to visit sick children in the hospital, who might want to meet Star-Lord.

Movie/TV Quote

"You talking to me?" 

Taxi Driver, 1976

Fun Fact

Robert DeNiro improvised this line. The script only said "Travis speaks to himself in the mirror" so DeNiro took some liberties and was ultimately successful.

Conversation Starter

What is the silliest thing someone has ever said to you?

Writing Prompt

If I was making my life into a movie, what scene would I make sure to add and what scene would I make sure to remove?