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Today's Dippit!

Quote

"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then you are an excellent leader."


Dolly Parton


Joke

I asked a Frenchman if he played video games. He said Wii!


Fun Fact

Magpies are considered one of the most intelligent animals in the world, and the only non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test.


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

Oscar Winners Used to Be Announced Before the Ceremony

During the early years of the Academy Awards, the organization provided newspapers with the names in advance, with the agreement that they would not publish the names until 11 p.m. Of course, then someone had to ruin it for everyone, when The Los Angeles Times broke this rule during the heated 1940 competition, announcing that Gone With the Wind had won before the statue had been handed out. It led to a rule change that stands today.


Movie/TV Quote

"Love means never having to say you're sorry."


Love Story, 1970

Fun Fact:


Two years later Ryan O'Neal will hear this line again in the film What's Up Doc when Barbara Streisand says it to his character and respond, "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."


Conversation Starter

What will phones be like in 10 years?


Writing Prompt

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