06 September 2019



Today in 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest at Westminster Abbey.
Now a kitchen staple, the blender was patented in 1922.
Five Prime Ministers graduated from the University of Toronto.
To report an emergency in the UK, France, Russia and India, call 112.
Aggressive students hit the books.

There are an estimated 25 billion chickens on the planet Earth.
Vancouver's Fire Department was first to motorize, 112 years ago.
The word alum comes from the Latin alumen, meaning 'bitter salt'.
6,600 perished when a hurricane hit Guadeloupe and Martinique, today in 1776.
A chicken and an egg walked into a pub. The barkeep asked, "Who's first?"


Radishes are an excellent source of Vitamin C.
During WW II, GM employees in Windsor, ON produced 25,000 Browning machine guns.
Lachanophobics struggle with an irrational fear of vegetables. 
Today in 1910, the Saskatchewan Roughriders came into existence. 
Some folk believe that gun-free schools attract killers.

Worldwide, there are more  than 800 marathons to run in.
The average number of Atlantic hurricanes is eleven each season. 
Fisher-Price began making educational children's toys 89 years ago.
Today in 1952 our first TV station, bilingual CBMT, in Montréal, is part of the CBC.
Marathon runners make good students because education pays off, in the long run.

Food for Thought: Life is a marathon, not a sprint. It's about taking the the bigger-picture approach. ~Ivanka Trump





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