Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Life is a single player game." 

Naval Ravikant

Joke

Police were called to a daycare center where a three-year-old was resisting a res

Fun Fact

During the Prohibition era, the U.S. Government allowed Whiskey to be sold through pharmacies. As a result, Walgreens grew from 20 retail stores to almost 400.

Reading Fact

The University of Maryland found engaged readers from disadvantaged homes outperformed less engaged readers from more advantaged homes. Reading can therefore help overcome traditional socio-economic boundaries.

History Fact

Mistaken Identity

In 1945, the British Royal Air Force accidentally sunk a ship full of holocaust victims. The ship, the SS Cap Arcona was being used as a prison ship to transport prisoners of Nazi concentration camps (Incidentally, the SS Cap Arcona was the very ship used to play the Titanic in the 1943 German film). Approximately 5,000 people died in the shipwreck—three times more than in the wreck of the actual Titanic.

Movie/TV Trivia

The Devil Wears Prada

On the first day of filming, Meryl Streep told Anne Hathaway, "I think you're perfect for the role. I'm so happy we're going to be working together." Then she paused and followed it up with, "That's the last nice thing I'll say to you." And it was. Many fashion designers allowed their clothes and accessories to be used in the film, making it the most expensively-costumed film in history. Meryl Streep donated her wardrobe to a charity auction.

Movie/TV Quote

"After all, tomorrow is another day!" 

Gone With the Wind, 1939

Conversation Starter

How do you think you will die?

Writing Prompt

Your character suspects her husband is having an affair and decides to spy on him. What she discovers is not what she was expecting...