Today's Dippit!
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Quote
"I am what I wanted and I want what I am."
Meister Eckhart
Joke
How was Rome split in two? With a pair of Ceasars
Fun Fact
Elizabeth Jennings Graham did what Rosa Parks did, but a century earlier on a New York City streetcar. Her eventual lawsuit led to the desegregation of New York's public transit system.
Reading Fact
During a research students in New York stated that listening to a fluent reader helped them improve their reading skills and become proficient readers.
History Fact
I Heart You
Silphium, also known as laserwort, was a plant that was once an effective and extremely popular contraceptive; Pliny, sounding like a guy who totally understands women’s periods, noted that it could “promote the menstrual discharge.” Unfortunately it was so popular that it was harvested into extinction. Some researchers even speculate that the shape of the plant is what gives us the traditional heart shape we use to denote love and romance today.
Movie/TV Trivia
If you’re ever looking to authentically recreate the ‘assassin in love with a 12 year old’ look, the correct type of plant featured in Luc Besson’s gloriously wonderful Leon is an aglaonema.
Movie/TV Quote
"Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make."
Dracula, 1931
Conversation Starter
What do you most like about yourself?
Writing Prompt
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