Today's Dippit!
Quote
"Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read."
Groucho Marx
Joke
What's brown and sticky? A stick!
Fun Fact
The world record for the longest human chain (holding hands) is 652.4 miles and it consisted of 5 million people in Bangladesh as part of a campaign.
Reading Fact
Agatha Christie disappeared for nearly two weeks in 1926, after her first husband told her he wanted a divorce. Her car was found abandoned, 15,000 volunteers undertook a manhunt, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle consulted a psychic. She was found in a hotel under an assumed name (borrowed from her husband’s mistress), and never offered any explanation, not even in her autobiography.
History Fact
Vlad also enjoyed sopping up his enemies' blood with bread and eating it. This disturbing practice, along with his family name of Dracula and birthplace of Transylvania, inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Movie/TV Trivia
Viggo Mortensen broke one of his bones during filming for Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings fans will remember a very famous scene in the Two Towers instalment when Viggo Mortensen – who plays Aragorn – kicks a helmet then screams in pain before falling to his knees.
And there’s a good reason why Mortensen managed to make this scene look so realistic – he broke his toe whilst the cameras were rolling. Ouch! Check out the actor receiving treatment in the aftermath of the accident:
Apparently the actor hadn’t realised how heavy the helmet was and broke two toes after kicking the prop.
However, Peter Jackson decided to include the actual take in the final cut of the movie because he believed that it helped to convey Aragorn’s true anguish at believing Marry and Pippen were dead. Mortensen also got into trouble with the law during filming when someone spotted him practicing his sword fighting technique outside near a road.
The neighbours thought Mortensen was some kind of lunatic with a weapon and promptly called the police!
Movie/TV Quote
"To me,you are perfect."
Love Actually (2003)
Conversation Starter
What makes you the happiest?
Writing Prompt
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