Today's Dippit!
Quote
"The strong bond of friendship is not always a balanced equation; friendship is not always about giving and taking in equal shares. Instead, friendship is grounded in a feeling that you know exactly who will be there for you when you need something, no matter what or when."
Simon Sinek
Joke
I lost my mood ring, and I don't know how I'm feeling about that
Fun Fact
Peanuts aren’t technically nuts
They’re legumes.According to Merriam-Webster, a nut is only a nut if it’s “a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel.” That means walnuts, almonds, cashews, and pistachios aren’t nuts either.They’re seeds.
Reading Fact
The word ‘bookworm’ originated from insects who live in and eat the binding of books.
The word ‘bookworm’ originated from insects who live in and eat the binding of books. Likewise, the larvae of various types of insects inclusive of moths, cockroaches, and beetles may chew and devour the books literally.As a result, a person who loved to read books is idiomatically called a bookworm because they are ‘consuming’ books one after another.
History Fact
The Iron Maiden Wasn't a Thing
No, this supposed torture device never actually existed. The widespread medieval use is a classic 18th-centurymyth, supported because of the perceptions that the Middle Ages were a widely uncivilized era of violence and mayhem.(They were bad, but not that bad.)
Movie/TV Trivia
Ridley Scott used The Who’s blue laser lighting to light the Alien egg chamber because they were in the next studio.
Movie/TV Quote
"Show me the money!"
Jerry Maguire, 1996
Conversation Starter
What talent do you wish you had?
Writing Prompt
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