Today's Dippit!

Quote

"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand."

Woodrow Wilson

Joke

I saw an ad for burial plots, and I thought: “That’s the last thing I need!”

Fun Fact

Joe Arridy had an IQ of 46 and is known as the “happiest prisoner on death row”. He went into the gas chamber with a smile. It turned out he was innocent.

Reading Fact

The city that loaned the most books, however, was Tokyo, with 111.9 million book loans in just one year.

History Fact

In colonial America pregnant women didn't receive painkillers during delivery because pain was considered God's punishment for Eve's eating the forbidden fruit.

Movie/TV Trivia

Man Of Steel

Henry Cavill refused to take steroids to muscle up for the role. He also refused any digital touch-ups or enhancement to his body in his shirtless scenes. He said it would have been dishonest of him to use trickery while playing Superman, and he wanted to push his body to the limits, to develop his physique into one that was worthy of the character.

Movie/TV Quote

"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." 

Casablanca, 1942

Conversation Starter

Where do you want to be ten years from now?

Writing Prompt

An annoying boss, a bikini, and a fake illness.