Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity." 

Jane Austen

Joke

Why do dolphins swim in salt water? 

Because pepper water would make them sneeze.

Fun Fact

The English word with the most definitions is "set."

According to Guinness World Records, "set" has the largest number of meanings of any word in the English language, with 430 different senses listed in the 1989 edition of Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. The word "sets" the record with an entry running 60,000 words, or 326,000 characters, and no other English word has come close since.

Reading Fact

Reading aloud can improve pronunciation and oral fluency in a second language.

History Fact

Women Were Once Banned from Smoking in Public

In 1908, New Yorker Katie Mulcahey was arrested for striking a match against a wall and lighting a cigarette with it. Why? Because this was a violation of The Sullivan Ordinance, a city law banning women (and only women!) from smoking in public. During her hearing at the district court, Mulcahey argued about her rights to smoke cigarettes in public. She was fined $5.00. Two weeks later, The Sullivan Ordinance was vetoed by New York City's mayor.

Movie/TV Trivia

The bridge blown up by Eli Wallach and Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was prematurely detonated by a Spanish Army Captain. Upon learning of his mistake the Captain ordered his troops to rebuild the bridge, only for it to suffer another explosion once complete.

Movie/TV Quote

"This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

Casablanca, 1942

The original draft of the screenplay ended with Claude Rains, not Bogart, saying "This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship," and Bogart replying, "Yes, but don't forget you still owe me 10,000 francs."

Conversation Starter

What three things do you want to be remembered for?

Writing Prompt

How Important Is Arts Education?