Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can."

Christa McAuliffe

Joke

Sleeping comes so naturally to me, I could do it with my eyes closed

Fun Fact

The youngest Pope in history was Pope Benedict IX who was 11 years old at the time of election. He is also the only person to have been the Pope more than once.

Reading Fact

The longest novel ever written is À la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust, at 1,267,069 words long.

History Fact

Before the mid-19th century dentures were commonly made with teeth pulled from the mouths of dead soldiers.

Movie/TV Trivia

Wonder Woman

Gal Gadot was a part of re-shoots for the movie (including stunts) while being five months pregnant. Her baby bump was visible, so the crew created a costume which had a green screen around her belly, which was later removed during post-production.

Movie/TV Quote

"I'm walking here! I'm walking here!"

Midnight Cowboy, 1969

Fun Fact:

This scene was improvised. Midnight Cowboy filmed in New York City so the taxi in the shot is an actual New York taxi. Remaining in character Hoffman yells at the driver and the scene made the cut in the film.

Conversation Starter

Why do you think popular kids are popular?

Writing Prompt

Your character's boss invites her and her husband to dinner. Your character wants to make a good impression, but her husband has a tendency to drink too much and say exactly what's on his mind...