Today's Dippit!
Quote
"Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can."
Louisa May Alcott
Joke
What did one flag say to the other? Nothing, it just waved.
Fun Fact
Scotland has 421 words for “snow”
Yes—421! That’s too many fun facts about snow. Some examples: sneesl (to start raining or snowing); feefle (to swirl); flinkdrinkin (a light snow).
Reading Fact
The first book ever written in 1453 was the Gutenberg Bible.
The first book ever written in1453 was the Gutenberg Bible. Hence, it was the printing press inventor,Johannes Gutenberg who printed it by using mass-produced movable metal type in Europe. Even more, it was known as the start of the “Gutenberg Revolution” and the age of printed books in the West.
History Fact
Richard Nixon Plotted to Assassinate a Journalist
He was a paranoid dude, and Richard Nixon wanted to kill Washington columnist Jack Anderson, according to NBC News. His plot included ideas such as putting poison in Anderson's medicine cabinet or exposing the journalist to large amounts of LSD. Thankfully, the plot was abandoned.
Movie/TV Trivia
When Edward Norton first fights Brad Pitt in Fight Club, he was asked to actually hit Pitt. Pitts reaction is genuine and Norton was trying to stop himself from laughing during the scene.
Movie/TV Quote
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
The Godfather, Part II, 1974
Conversation Starter
What did you want to be growing up?
Writing Prompt
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