Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."

Tony Robbins

Joke

What do you call the wife of a hippie? A Mississippi

Fun Fact

If you translate “Jesus” from Hebrew to English, the correct translation is “Joshua”. The name “Jesus” comes from translating the name from Hebrew, to Greek, to Latin, to English.

Reading Fact

Speed reading world record

The speed reading world record dates back to 1990. Howard Berg has been recognized by the Guinness World Record Book as the fastest reader in the world, a title he still holds to this day.

While it may seem impossible to most of us, his record was 25,000 words read per minute. Many have questioned the claim, as there was no real experiment done to check if this was actually true.

And on top of the fact that at this speed, comprehension would probably be close to zero, many have questioned the claims based on more solid facts. How do you read and turn the pages that fast without tearing them up?

Even though it is unlikely that we will ever find out the whole truth, it’s important to remember that speed reading is a powerful tool and can help us tremendously in saving time, as long as we don’t sacrifice comprehension for speed.

History Fact

In the 16th and 17th century wealthy Europeans ate corpses thinking they'd cure them of ailments.

Movie/TV Trivia

Forrest Gump

Tom Hanks was not paid for this film. Instead, he took percentage points which ultimately netted him in the region of forty million dollars.

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

What was the last thing that made you smile?

Writing Prompt

Who is someone that I have not talked to in awhile that I am grateful for?