Today's Dippit!
Quote
"Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something."
Randy Pausch
Joke
There was a kidnapping at school yesterday. Don’t worry, though - he woke up
Fun Fact
The world's largest man-made oyster reef was created in Maryland.
Due to over fishing and disease, the oyster population in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay was seriously suffering. But thanks to dedicated work by scientists at the Horn Point Laboratory, the Army Corps, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Nature Conservancy, the state is now the location of the world's largest man-made oyster reef. Home to more than one billion oysters,the area is a no-fishing zone, which will hopefully give the population a chance to recover.
Reading Fact
Stephen King has written a children’s book using an alias or pseudonym.
History Fact
The Titanic's Owners Never Said the Ship Was "Unsinkable"
Despite what James Cameron's iconic 1997 film may have you believe, the owners never said that it could never sink. Historian Richard Howells said that "the population as a whole were unlikely to have thought of the Titanic as a unique, unsinkable ship before its maiden voyage."
Movie/TV Trivia
Alfred Hitchcock’s, Psycho (1960) was the first American film ever to show a flushing toilet.
Movie/TV Quote
"They call it a Royale with cheese."
Pulp Fiction, 1994
Conversation Starter
Who was your first crush and why?
Writing Prompt
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