Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you." 

Thomas Jefferson

Joke

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

Fun Fact

The tallest building in the world is the Burg Khalifa in Dubai, standing at over 2,700 feet.

Reading Fact

88% of Americans who read e-books also read printed books.

History Fact

Before the mid-19th century dentures were commonly made with teeth pulled from the mouths of dead soldiers.

Movie/TV Trivia

Sunshine

Cillian Murphy worked with leading physicist Brian Cox to learn all about advanced physics. This included touring the CERN facility in Switzerland and learned to copy physicists' mannerisms. Murphy ended up copying some of Cox's personal idiosyncrasies, such as his frequent hand movements. The actor also studied Henri-Georges Clouzot's classic The Wages of Fear (1953) to have an understanding of the type of suspense that Danny Boyle was attempting to create. Murphy has claimed that his involvement in Sunshine converted him from agnosticism to atheism.

Movie/TV Quote

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."

The Godfather: Part III, 1990

Mario Puzo’s literary estate, which contained 20 different versions of the Godfather III script written between 1978 and 1989, recently sold at auction to a private collector for $625,000.

Conversation Starter

If you never had to eat one vegetable, which would it be?

Writing Prompt

What Are Your Favourite Cartoons?