Today's Dippit!
Quote
"I’m smart enough to know that I’m dumb."
Richard P. Feynman
Joke
So a vowel saves another vowel's life. The other vowel says, "Aye E! I owe you!"
Fun Fact
Boeing uses potatoes to test their in-flight Wi-Fi, as they reflect and absorb the signals similarly to people. The project is called Synthetic Personnel Using Dialectic Substitution- or SPUDS.
Reading Fact
Dorothy Elmhirst Straight is one of the youngest authors in the world.
Dorothy Elmhirst Straight is an American author. She started to write her first book, How the World Began, in 1962 at the age of 4 and made Dorothy among the youngest published authors in history.
History Fact
Between 1525 and 1866, 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and sold into slavery in the United States, Caribbean, and South America.
Movie/TV Trivia
JoBeth Williams had to swim through a pool of real dead bodies in Poltergeist
Remember that terrifying scene in Poltergeist where JoBeth Williams has to swim through a pool of bones and skulls? Well they weren’t movie props – they were actual dead bodies. Grim! Apparently real human remains were used because they were cheaper than plastic skeletons – who knew?!
Unfortunately, some fans of the movie believe that the director’s decision to use real dead bodies led to the Poltergeist ‘curse’ behind the scenes…
A bizarre number of actors associated with the movie have been murdered or passed away in the wake of its release– Heather O’Rourke died at the age of 12 years old after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Dominique Dunne was strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend only five months after the film hit cinemas.
And finally, Lou Perryman (aka Pugsley) was murdered with an axe in his own home in 2009.
Many fans believe the film’s use of real dead bodies sparked the curse in the first place…
Movie/TV Quote
"They called me Mr.Glass."
Unbreakable (2000)
Conversation Starter
What’s the nicest thing a family member has ever done for you?
Writing Prompt
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