Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Life is simple, but not easy. The problem is we want life to be easy, which makes it complicated."

Shane Parrish

Joke My dad, unfortunately, passed away when we couldn’t remember his blood type… His last words to us were, “Be positive!”

Fun Fact

A female architecture student prevented a Manhattan skyscraper from collapsing in the 1970swhen she caught a massive design flaw.

Reading Fact

Stephen King’s Riding the Bullet was the world’s first mass-market ebook, available to download for just $2.50.

The book, published by Simon & Schuster, sold over 400,000 copies in just 24 hours after the release, causing the SoftLock server to jam. Some Stephen King fans waited for hours for the book to download, and the encryption caused countless computers to crash.

History Fact

Japanese samurais disemboweled themselves with their sword (an act known as seppuko) when in danger of being captured.

Movie/TV Trivia

Gone Girl

Production of the film had to be shut down for four days, due to Ben Affleck's refusal to follow David Fincher's vision, and wear a New York Yankees cap for a scene where Affleck's character, Nick, is at an airport. The Bostonian actor said to Fincher, "David, I love you, I would do anything for you. But I will not wear a Yankees hat." Eventually, the two settled for Ben's character to wear a Mets cap. Fincher jokingly describes Affleck's actions of this as "entirely unprofessional" in the DVD's audio commentary.

Movie/TV Quote

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!" 

Dr. Strangelove, 1964

Conversation Starter

Who is most influential in your life?

Writing Prompt

Do You Set Rules for Yourself About How You Use Your Time?