Today's Dippit!

Quote

"The only journey is the one within." 

Rainer Maria Rilke

Joke

What did one plate say to the other plate?

Dinner is on me!

Fun Fact

The Bermuda Triangle isn't any more likely to cause a mysterious disappearance than anywhere else.

This area in the North Atlantic Sea is also called "The Devil's Triangle" because it is an area of the ocean that stretches between the tip of Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. It has been thought to seemingly swallow up ships and aircrafts. Explorers as far back as Christopher Columbus have reported odd occurrences, like fireballs in the sky (that turned out to be a meteor crashing).

But historians, scientists, and the U.S. Coast Guard have proven that vessels are no more likely to disappear in the Bermuda Triangle than they are anywhere else in the ocean. Many prior disappearances have been demystified as remains of numerous wrecks were discovered or explained by weather patterns in the area at that time.

Reading Fact

Ultimately, reading is a deeply enriching and rewarding experience that has the power to educate, entertain, and inspire readers of all ages and backgrounds

History Fact

Disease Bingo

George Washington might have been the first president of the United States, but he also should have been first in line to see a doctor: the guy variously contracted malaria, dysentery, small pox, and diphtheria, among other diseases.

Movie/TV Trivia

Samara, the girl from The Ring, and Lilo from Lilo & Stitch are both voiced by the same person, Daveigh Chase.

Movie/TV Quote

"I know that babies taste the best."

Snowpiercer (2013)

This one requires a spoiler alert. When Chris Evans, face dirtied, utters this line in Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer, a thriller about a class uprising on a train containing the last of civilization circling the globe, it's a total shock. Evans' hero, Curtis, has fought his way through most of the train before he makes the confession that, in the early days of this apocalypse, the poorest citizens were deprived of food and resorted to eating one another. Curtis is a tortured soul because he knows what people taste like, and, by extension, he knows that "babies taste best." The admission is dramatic and absurdist all at once, perfectly capturing the bizarre tone of Bong's film, which is both gritty and features Tilda Swinton in fake teeth.

Conversation Starter

What is your least favourite chore?

Writing Prompt

Would You Quit if Your Values Did Not Match Your Employer’s?