Today's Dippit!

Quote

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

Jane Austen

Joke

What did the Dalmatian say after lunch?

That hit the spot!

Fun Fact

One man once survived two atomic bombs.

Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived both nuclear attacks to Japan when the U.S. dropped atomic bombs during World War II. Yamaguchi, sent to Hiroshima on business on August 6th, 1945, saw the U.S. drop the first atomic bomb. Miraculously, he survived with burns across his face and arms, but made it home to Nagasaki. Three days later, the second atomic bomb hit, flattening Yamaguchi's home. Because his family was out finding ointments to treat his already existent burns, they were safe in a tunnel and miraculously survived as well.

Reading Fact

World’s tallest book is over 6 feet

The world’s tallest book, “Collection of Maritime Rules”, is stored in the Amsterdam Museum. Its height is about 6.4 feet, and it’s over 3 feet wide. Can you imagine the scale of this giant folio!?

History Fact

That Ain’t Genetics

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl disaster struck the Soviet Union when a nuclear plant released radiation pretty much everywhere after an explosion. Firemen were sent into the center of the radiation to extinguish the fire, and the radiation was so intense in this exclusion zone that one fireman’s eyes were said to turn from brown to blue.   

Movie/TV Trivia

While filming The Thomas Crown Affair, Pierce Brosnan was still under contract to play James Bond. Part of this contract meant he wasn't allowed to wear any tuxedo on-screen unless he was playing Bond, which is why he wears this to a black-tie event during The Thomas Crown Affair.

Movie/TV Quote

"Not quite my tempo."

Whiplash (2014)

J.K. Simmons' ruthless jazz conductor Terence Fletcher seethes variations of "not my tempo" throughout Whiplash, but the scene where he grills Miles Teller's first-year drummer Andrew Neiman if he's rushing or dragging behind the kit while rehearsing the title track, "Whiplash," is the movie's most iconic instance. Anyone who's played in school bands can relate on some level to Fletcher's sociopathic motivational techniques designed to frighten his conservatory kids into nailing their repertoire -- a drummer friend who put himself through music school and now teaches lessons relayed a story about a professor who would notoriously curse out freshman who showed up to rehearsal unprepared. Watching Simmons embody one of those types of band leaders is both exhilarating and horrifying. Am I laughing because this scene is funny, or am I laughing because I'm scared?? Either way, it's effective.

Conversation Starter

What was the biggest punishment you’ve ever received?

Writing Prompt

How Do You Feel About Introducing Friends from Different Parts of Your Life?