14 February 2019 Valentine's Day


Oregon and Arizona joined the United States on this date in 1859 and 1912, respectively.
Scientists have identified sixteen types of ice.
Conn Smythe bought the Toronto St. Patricks and renamed them, today in 1927.
From sea to sea to sea, 81% of us plan to do something special for Valentine's Day.
One cannot skate on the other side of the ice.


A novel must contain 50,000 words.
On this date in 1966, Australia’s currency was decimalized.
A group of firefighters is called a company.
The average Canadian owes $8,539.50 in non-mortgage consumer debt.
Deficit: The gap between the money Ottawa spends and the amount it dares to collect.


Onions are 97% water.
George Klein, at the National Research Council in Ottawa, invented the electric wheelchair for wounded WWII veterans.
Wheat is the staple food for 35% of the world’s population. 
Today in 1982, an 8.5-metre high wave hit the Ocean Ranger oil platform, 84 lives were lost. 
Injured sandwiches are sent to the Mayo Clinic. 


The letter ⟨o⟩ in isolation before a noun, marks the vocative case: as in O Canada. 
North Carolina is divided into 100 counties.
In Italian folklore, eggplants caused insanity. 
After 31 years and 4,000 episodes, CBC's Mr. Dressup  aired for the last time today in 1996.
My neighbour has been on so many blind dates, the CNIB gave him a free guide dog. 



Food for Thought: When one with honeyed word but evil mind persuades the mob, great woes befall the state. ~Euripides

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