Today's Dippit!
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Quote
"Too many people believe that everything must be pleasurable in life."
Robert Greene
Joke
The guy who invented the door knocker got a no-bell prize
Fun Fact
Richard Nixon once smuggled a suitcase full of weed through the airport for Louis Armstrong.
Reading Fact
Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester was sold to Bill Gates for the equivalent of today’s $50.2 million.
Written in 1510, The Codex Leicester is a 72-page linen manuscript of Leonardo’s thoughts, theories and observations of the world. It came into Bill Gates’s possession in 1994, who then had it digitally scanned, and released some of the images as screen savers and wallpapers for Windows 98 Plus.
History Fact
And Don’t Forget to Floss
Pour out another one for ancient dental hygiene: in ancient Rome, it was totally normal to use urine as mouthwash. At least they were trying to use mouthwash?
Movie/TV Trivia
The name of the band isn’t mentioned once in The Beatles’ first feature, A Hard Day’s Night.
Movie/TV Quote
"Striker: Surely you can't be serious. Rumack: I am serious…and don't call me Shirley."
Airplane!, 1980
Conversation Starter
What is the weirdest food combination you’ve ever tried?
Writing Prompt
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