02 May 2018


Mountain lions can whistle.
On this date in 1945, the Red Army captured Berlin. 
For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness.
Veterinary science grew out of blacksmiths’ ability to diagnose and treat animal ailments. 
The general direction of the Alps is up.


Observed throughout the United States, today is National Truffle Day.
The maximum speed limit on Christmas Island is 90 kph. 
Lettuce is a member of the daisy family. 
Per capita, Germans, Swedes and Israelis are the most litigious people on Earth.
There is no future in time travel.  


The plural of ‘musical instrument’ is orchestra.  
IKEA operates 332 stores in 38 countries. 
The Government of Canada spends 10% of its GDP on universal health care. 
2.7 billion people have e-mail accounts. 
There is no better time than the pleasant.


God Bless Africa is the national anthem of South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. 
The first shoelace was manufactured in 1790.
Giraffes have four-chambered stomachs. 
There are 238 days until Christmas.
A volcano is a mountain with hiccups.



Today, 5,267,146 Norwegians  celebrate the nation’s  204th birthday.
The planet’s ratio of human beings to refrigerators is seven to one. 
Hot off the press! The King James Version of The Holy Bible was published on this date in 1611.
South Africans consume 1.9 kilos of cheese a year. 
To avoid hitting your fingers, hold the hammer with both hands.


The longer the kayak, the greater the hull speed.
The 1,624 citizens of Niue get their information from the Niue Broadcasting Network. 
Saskatchewan is a vast plain covered with a treeless forest.

The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese.

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