07 November 2018


Today in 1885, the last spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway at a ceremony in Craigellachie, BC.
5.9 million people speak Armenian around the globe.
Ladybugs have seven spots.
The United States is home to 72,000 centenarians. 
The one work that a person can never finish is an autobiography.


St-Pierre & Michelon were British-ruled five times before France took possession in 1816.
Rubies, sapphires and emeralds are all more rare than diamonds.
Globally, 3.6 million people suffer from bulimia.
FDR  was elected to a fourth term as president of the USA on this date, in 1944.
The thief stole a calendar and got twelve months. 


Hard boiled eggs do not freeze well. 
Men’s shoes that are size 10 in the States are size 44 in Metric measure.
The Museum of Modern Art opened its doors in New York City today in 1929.
There are four categories of disease. 
His army, too tired to fight, King Arthur realized he had too many sleepless knights. 


Mangoes are related to cashews and pistachios.
The high IQ society MENSA, established in 1946, has 134,000 members in 100 countries.
In Dublin, the price of petrol today is  €1.39 a litre. 
There are about 4,000 certified nuclear medicine physicians world wide.
Every time my dentist fills another of my teeth, he puts a notch on my gum.


Food for Thought: There can be no high civility without a deep morality, though it may not always call itself by that name. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



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