Today's Dippit!
- May 5
- 1 min read
Quote
"Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do."
Pope John XXIII
Joke
A police officer just knocked on my door and told me my dogs are chasing people on bikes. That’s ridiculous. My dogs don’t even own bikes
Fun Fact
The creature that kills the most people every year isn't snakes, sharks, or even other humans — it's the mosquito.
Reading Fact
The world’s largest fine for an overdue library book stands at $345.14, the amount owed at two cents a day.
Poetry book Days and Deeds was checked out of Kewanee Public Library in April 1955 by Emily Canellos-Simms to be returned on 19 April. Having found the book at her mother’s house 47 years later, Emily gave the book back, with an overdue fine of over $345.
History Fact
In the 13th century 30,000 children went on what is known as the Children's Crusade. They were convinced God would allow them to take back the Holy Land without incident, but most died on the journey or were sold into slavery.
Movie/TV Trivia
Drive
In preparation for his role, Ryan Gosling restored the 1973 Chevy Malibu that his character uses in the film.
Movie/TV Quote
"There's no crying in baseball!"
A League of Their Own, 1992
Conversation Starter
What is a significant event that has changed you?
Writing Prompt
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