09 March 2019

March through September is the best time of year to see the Aurora Australis.

‘All roads lead to Rome’ in at least fifteen languages.

Xerostomics suffer from dry mouth syndrome.

India has five million transport truck drivers.

My neighbour told his dentist his teeth were turning yellow; he was told to wear a brown tie.

Three bones make up the human arm.

The largest of the string instruments is the double bass.

Ali means ‘sublime’ in Arabic.

Dutchess Melissa Rinaldi invented the ceiling fans—it was water powered.

For the annual potluck, the osteopath made spare ribs.

Southpaw, to describe a lefty, entered the lexicon in 1848.

Per capita, Chileans are the third largest  consumers of mayonnaise.

There are nearly 80,000 synthetic chemicals on the market that did not exist 100 years ago.

Tornadoes are most likely to occur between three in the afternoon and nine o’clock at night.

My neighbour is as out of place as a left-handed violinist in a crowded string section.

Electrophobes struggle with the irrational fear of electricity.

Poodles come in three sizes.

The Great Bell in the Elizabeth Tower goes by the nickname, Big Ben.

Native to northwestern Ontario, wild rice is an aquatic grass.

The hydro will come back on at the precise moment you find the flashlight. 

Food for Thought: When a government starts trying to cancel dissent or avoid dissent, is frankly when it is rapidly losing its moral authority to govern. ~Stephen Harper