Today's Dippit!
Quote
"Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent."
Robert Greene
Joke
I'm not a doctor but I'm losing my patience
Fun Fact
The “Windy City” name has nothing to do with Chicago weather
Was this one of the random facts you already knew? Chicago’s nickname was coined by 19th-century journalists who were referring to the fact that its residents were “windbags” and “full of hotair.”
Reading Fact
Bibliosima - the word for loving the smell of old books.
Bibliosima is the smell and aroma of a good,old book. It is best described as the smell of vanilla flowers and almonds. Asa result, readers keep wanting to get a sniff of the old books.
The chemical reaction behind Bibliosima explained.
The smell is produced due to the breakdown of the two chemical components in the paper, the cellulose and the lignin. The byproducts of the chemical process produce that ‘book’ odor. As a result of this chemical process, toluene and ethyl benzene produce a sweet odor while vanillin produces a vanilla odor. In addition, benzaldehyde and furfural produce an almond odor while 2-ethyl hexanol produces a flowery odor.
Historical dating uses Bibliosima to determine the ages of books.
Historical dating uses Bibliosima similarly to carbon dating. Because of this, scientists can examine the chemicals produced to know the age of a book. The process is therefore called material degradomics.
History Fact
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Lost the Nuclear Launch Codes
The former president seriously lost the personal ID number needed to confirm nuclear launches. And not just briefly. For, like, months on end. This is all according to the then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who (understandably) called this misstep a"gargantuan deal."
Movie/TV Trivia
The scene with Jenny on the ground outside her house in Forrest Gump is similar to painting, Christina’s World.
Movie/TV Quote
"Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night."
All About Eve, 1950
Conversation Starter
Do you have any nicknames?
Writing Prompt
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