Today's Dippit!

Quote

"I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong."

Richard P. Feynman

Joke

Somebody stole all my lamps… I couldn’t be more de-lighted!

Fun Fact

In World War II, Germany tried to collapse the British economy by dropping millions of counterfeit bills over London.

Reading Fact

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon found that the volume of white matter in the brain increased in people reading over a six-month daily period, improving participants' brain structure and ability to learn.

History Fact

One Hell of a Haul

The largest art heist in history occurred on March 18th, 1990 at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. A total of 13 paintings worth $500M were stolen by two men posing as police officers. Paintings by masters including Degas, Vermeer, Rembrandt and Manet were among those taken. To this day the empty frames are still hanging, acting as placeholders until the pieces are returned.

Movie/TV Trivia

Candyman

The bees were bred specifically for this movie. They needed to make sure that the bees were only twelve hours old, so that they looked like mature bees, but their stinger wouldn't be powerful enough to do any real damage.

Movie/TV Quote

"You're gonna need a bigger boat." 

Jaws, 1975

Conversation Starter

Who has been the most influential person in your life and why?

Writing Prompt

A bat gets in the house. Your character's husband becomes hysterical, frightened that it might be rabid. In his panic, he ends up shutting the bat in a room with your character while he calls an exterminator from a safe place in the house. His behavior makes your character see her husband in a new way....