Today's Dippit!

Quote

"What makes life dreary is the want of a motive."

George Eliot

Joke

Will glass coffins be a success? Remains to be seen

Fun Fact

Swedish meatballs originated from a recipe King Charles XII brought back from Turkey in the early 1800s.

Reading Fact

People who read books tend to be better at learning new languages, too.

History Fact

No Autocorrect

In 1962, a programmer omitted a single hyphen in the code for the Mariner I rocket, causing it to explode shortly after take off. This typo cost NASA the equivalent of $630 million dollars today.

Movie/TV Trivia

The Wolf Of Wall Street

The actors snorted crushed B vitamins for scenes that involved cocaine. Jonah Hill claimed that he eventually became sick with bronchitis after so much inhaling and had to be hospitalized.

Movie/TV Quote

"Well, nobody's perfect." 

Some Like It Hot, 1959

Conversation Starter

What gives you butterflies?

Writing Prompt

What is one of your greatest strengths? Invent a character who doesn't have this strength. Create a situation in which having this strength is very important for your character. What does your character do? Write the story.