Today's Dippit!
Quote
"School is about dealing with certainties. Life is about the ability to handle the maximal amount of uncertainty."
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Joke
Why did the invisible man turn down the job offer? He couldn't see himself doing it!
Fun Fact
In 1862, the King of Siam offered Abraham Lincoln many elephants on the grounds that a “Country as great as the United States should not be without elephants.” Lincoln politely declined.
Reading Fact
Wernher Von Braun accidentally predicted the Mars Exploration through "Elon".
Wernher Von Braun wrote anon-fictional book called Project Mars in 1952. Interestingly, Wernher imagined a mission to Mars complete with the establishment of a Martian government ruled by a leader with the name of “Elon,” as well as taking over of the planet Mars. Similarly, Elon Musk is one of the leaders in Mars Exploration today.
History Fact
In ancient Egypt, servants were smeared with honey in order to attract flies away from the pharaoh.
Movie/TV Trivia
C.S. Lewis reviewed The Hobbit in 1937 saying, ” The Hobbit may well prove a classic.”
Movie/TV Quote
"You're gonna need a bigger boat."
Jaws, 1975
Conversation Starter
Would you rather be invisible or have X-ray vision?
Writing Prompt
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