Today's Dippit!
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Quote
"The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage."
Thucydides
Joke
Police were called to a daycare center where a three-year-old was resisting a rest
Fun Fact
Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt once ditched a White House dinner party to go on a joyride flight to Baltimore.
Reading Fact
The London tube introduced vending machines that print out random short stories of a selected genre on receipt-like scrolls. The commuters can choose between one-, three- and five-minute-long stories.
Scattered around the busy financial area Canary Wharf, the machines print out bite-sized short stories at the touch of a button. They are completely free of charge and printed on eco-friendly papyrus in just a couple of seconds.
Small and taking up virtually no space, these brilliant inventions are ideal for short commutes and easy to read (even when squashed by someone’s elbow on a busy Monday morning).
History Fact
In the 16th and 17th century wealthy Europeans ate corpses thinking they'd cure them of ailments.
Movie/TV Trivia
Despite pulling in over $240m My Big Fat Greek Wedding never once topped the US box office chart.
Movie/TV Quote
"Is it safe?"
Marathon Man, 1976
Conversation Starter
If you had the opportunity to invent a new ice cream flavour, what would it be?
Writing Prompt
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