Today's Dippit!
- Jun 3
- 1 min read
Quote
"Make time for yourself…stop letting yourself be pulled in all directions."
Marcus Aurelius
Joke
What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator
Fun Fact
There are lower-case numbers in addition to lower-case letters.
Reading Fact
In ancient Egypt, all ships visiting Alexandria were obliged to surrender their books to the Royal Library and be copied. The original would be kept in the library and the copy given back to the owner.
The impressive collection of the Great Library of Alexandria did not appear out of thin air – all ships entering the city were instantly stripped of all their books, and while in theory the government was obliged to reimburse the original owners, it would only do so sometimes and rarely adequately.
History Fact
Your Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather Was a Mass Murderer
Over the course of his massively powerful campaigning around Asia and Europe, Genghis Khan killed an estimated 40 million people—that was 10% of the world’s population. But he’s also pretty much everyone’s common ancestor, so all that killing and maiming balances out…right?
Movie/TV Trivia
While Casino clocks up a breathtaking 398 uses of the word ‘fuck’ – and Nil By Mouth and Summer of Sam chuck over 400 F-bombs – a 2005 documentary takes the top spot. The name of the documentary? Fuck.
Movie/TV Quote
"Toga! Toga!"
National Lampoon's Animal House, 1978
Conversation Starter
Who’s your favourite comedian?
Writing Prompt
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