Today's Dippit!
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Quote
"Maturity of mind is best shown in slow belief."
Baltasar Gracian
Joke
The furniture store keeps calling me to come back. But all I wanted was one night stand
Fun Fact
There's an island in Japan you can visit that's inhabited only by friendly bunnies.
Reading Fact
The longest novel ever written is À la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust, first published in 1912. It has an estimated 1,267,069 words.
Also known as Remembrance of Things Past or In Search of Lost Time, the 13-volume-long masterpiece was published in 20th-century France. It is roughly 4,215 pages long and is comprised of an estimated 9,609,000 characters including spaces. An average reader who reads at 300 words per minute would have to spend at least 70 hours to finish this great novel.
History Fact
In 1788 the Austrian army attacked itself and lost 10,000 men.
Movie/TV Trivia
American Hustle
According to Christian Bale much of the movie was improvised. So, during the shooting of the film he noted to David O. Russell, "You realize that this is going to change the plot greatly down track." To which the director replied, "Christian, I hate plots. I am all about characters, that's it."
Movie/TV Quote
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
The Godfather Part II, 1974
Conversation Starter
What makes you laugh out loud?
Writing Prompt
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