Today's Dippit!

Quote

"I dwell in possibility."

Emily Dickinson

Joke

What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet? SUPPLIES!

Fun Fact

The spiked dog collar was invented by the Ancient Greeks to protect their dogs from wolf attacks.

Reading Fact

Reading problems can turn into bigger problems

Students who don’t manage to learn how to read by 3rd grade are four times more likely to not graduate from high school.

History Fact

In Venice during the Renaissance there was a case where a rapist was given the choice of going to jail for six months, paying a fine, or marrying his victim. He chose marriage.

Movie/TV Trivia

Dallas Buyers Club

The film's budget was so low that the makeup budget was $250. The film's artists were able to work with that, and the film's Makeup and Hairstyling won an Oscar.

Movie/TV Quote

"Love means never having to say you're sorry." 

Love Story, 1970

Fun Fact

Two years later Ryan O'Neal will hear this line again in the film What's Up Doc when Barbara Streisand says it to his character and respond, "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."

Conversation Starter

Would you switch roles with your parent if you had the chance?

Writing Prompt

If I had to instill one piece of advice in your own child’s mind, what advice would I give?