Today's Dippit!
- May 2
- 1 min read
Quote
"It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end."
Ursula K. Le Guin
Joke
What do you call a bee that can’t make up its mind? A maybe
Fun Fact
To properly write adjectives in order, you would list them by amount, value, size, temperature, age, shape, color, origin, and material.
Reading Fact
This monastery in Egypt is home to the oldest continually operating library in the world, established in AD 565.
The library at Saint Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai is the oldest currently operating in the world, and has the second largest collection of ancient manuscripts and codices, just after Vatican City.
It houses several unique texts, including the Syriac Sinaiticus and, until 1859, the Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest known complete Bible dating back to around 345 CE.
History Fact
This sudden lack of cats led to the spread of disease because infected rats ran free. The most devastating of these diseases, the Bubonic Plague, killed 100 million people.
Movie/TV Trivia
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Nestlé provided 1,850 bars of real chocolate.
Movie/TV Quote
"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"
Dirty Harry, 1971
Conversation Starter
What do I do that comforts you the most?
Writing Prompt
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