Today's Dippit!
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Quote
"So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard."
Caterina Fake
Joke
A cross-eyed teacher couldn’t control his pupils
Fun Fact
The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long.
People who live in Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill, Australia, need a little patience when it comes to learning to spell their hometown's name. But you know what? So do the folks from Lake Chargoggagoggman-chauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg in Massachusetts and Tweebuffelsmeteen-skootmorsdoodgeskietfontein, South Africa.
None of them have quite as much work to do when jotting down their address as those who live in Taumatawhakatangihanga-koauauotamateaturipukakapikimaung-ahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, New Zealand, though. At 85 letters long, this is the longest place name in the world.
Reading Fact
The word ‘bookworm’ originated from insects who live in and eat the binding of books.
History Fact
In colonial America pregnant women didn't receive painkillers during delivery because pain was considered God's punishment for Eve's eating the forbidden fruit.
Movie/TV Trivia
When Clue was released to theaters, each theater got one of three possible endings.
Movie/TV Quote
"Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!"
Planet of the Apes, 1968
Conversation Starter
Do you think your priorities have changed since you were younger?
Writing Prompt
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