25 September 2019

Snails can snooze for three years at a time.
Cyprus is the third largest and third most populated island in the Mediterranean.
There are 30 semaphore signals.
The Postal Code for Parliament is K1A 0A9.
Two snails got into in altercation; they slugged it out.

Hadrian was 'divinely instructed' to build a wall between the Romans and barbarians.
Whitehorse is the driest city in the country.
Borax, as a food additive, is banned in the US, China and Thailand.
Lachanaphobes struggle with an irrational fear of vegetables.
A friend's market farm went into liquidation. Now, he makes smoothies.

Baseball was introduced to Japan in 1872.
Two million Canadians have firearm permits.
The word hurricane comes from the Tiano language, meaning 'evil spirit of the wind'.
Capers are so delicate they can only be picked by hand.
Because her coach was a pumpkin, Cinderella was lousy at baseball.

The electric toothbrush is 92 years old.
Folks who live in Saskatoon are called Saskatonians.
To make grog, British sailors mixed rum with beer.
There are more than 505 million blogs on the Internet, including this one.
Dr. Greg is Dentist of the Year. He got a little plaque. 

Food for Thought: Gardening is an instrument of peace. ~May Sarton