Today's Dippit!
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Quote
"If you can’t see yourself working with someone for life, don’t work with them for a day."
Naval Ravikant
Joke
What do you call the wife of a hippie? A Mississippi
Fun Fact
Only two countries use purple in their national flags.
Looking for some more interesting facts? Well, here's one: The flag of Nicaragua features a rainbow in the center that includes a band of purple, while the flag of Dominica boasts a picture of a sisserou parrot, a bird with purple feathers.These elements make them the only two flags in the world that use the color purple.
Reading Fact
Alice in Wonderland was based on a real 10-year old girl named Alice Liddell.
History Fact
The Government Literally Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition
During Prohibition in the United States, the U.S. government literally poisoned alcohol. When people continued to consume alcohol despite its banning, law officials got frustrated and decided to try a different kind of deterrent—death. They ordered the poisoning of industrial alcohols manufactured in the U.S., which were products regularly stolen bootleggers. By the end of Prohibition in 1933, the federal poisoning program is estimated to have killed at least 10,000 people.
Movie/TV Trivia
Star Wars was originally prefixed by the definite article ‘The’.
Movie/TV Quote
"Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!"
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948
Conversation Starter
What do I do that makes you smile?
Writing Prompt
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