Today's Dippit!
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Quote
"Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones."
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Joke
Sleeping comes so naturally to me, I could do it with my eyes closed
Fun Fact
There are 41 countries that recognize sign language as an official language.
There are estimated to be 72 million deaf people around the world. There are also about 300 different sign languages—including American Sign Language and International Sign Language—as well as 41 countries that recognize them as an official language.
Reading Fact
Ulysses S. Grant wrote a book of biographies and historical accounts for his wife so she could live with royalties.
History Fact
Young George Washington Could Definitely Tell a Lie
There is a myth about a young George Washington that states that the president, when he was a boy, cut down his father's apple tree with a hatchet. When his father confronted him, he said,"I cannot tell a lie." Yeah—never happened. It first appeared in an autobiography of Washington, where the writer later admitted he was just trying to display the president's virtuous nature.
Movie/TV Trivia
Morgan Freeman’s line, in Shawshank Redemption “Maybe it’s ’cause I’m an Irish” is not a joke. In the novel ‘Red’ really is Irish.
Movie/TV Quote
"You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow."
To Have and Have Not, 1944
Conversation Starter
What is a significant event that has changed you?
Writing Prompt
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