Today's Dippit!
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Quote
"Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep. Money is how we transfer time and wealth. Status is your place in the social hierarchy."
Naval Ravikant
Joke
A mean crook going down stairs = A condescending con, descending
Fun Fact
People who are currently alive represent about 7percent of the total number of people who have ever lived.
Here's another world fact to keep in the back of your mind: According to the Population Reference Bureau, since the time Homo sapiens first hit the scene 50,000 years ago, more than 108 billion members of our species have been born. And a large chunk of that number is alive right now. According to the bureau, the number of people alive today represents a whopping seven percent of the total number of humans who have ever lived.
Reading Fact
Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust was the longest novel written.
History Fact
Napoleon Was Once Attacked By a Horde of Bunnies
Once upon a time, the famous conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte was attacked by…bunnies. The emperor had requested that a rabbit hunt be arranged for himself and his men. His chief of staff set it up and had men round up reportedly 3,000 rabbits for the occasion. When the rabbits were released from their cages, the hunt was ready to go. At least that was the plan! But the bunnies charged toward Bonaparte and his men in a viscous and unstoppable onslaught. And we were taught that Waterloo was the conqueror's greatest defeat…
Movie/TV Trivia
Some Wookie suits were made from human hair.
Movie/TV Quote
"I'm walking here! I'm walking here!"
Midnight Cowboy, 1969
Conversation Starter
What do you think people need to know about each other before they get married?
Writing Prompt