14 May 2018

Potatoes are far more potassium rich than bananas.

One in 200 people are born with an extra rib.

Sophophiles are in love with learning. 

On this date in 1981, the Bank of Canada hiked the lending rate to 18.99%.

Each time your cat swallows a Loonie, there’s more cash in the kitty.

It is impossible to make wine from peanuts. 

Knights of old were required to attend daily mass. 

In 1937, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police opened a school in Calgary for dogs.

A tiger pelt can fetch up to USD$21,000.

Bombs are better educated than most high school students—the smart ones can find Syria.

The RCMP retired its last dog sled patrol team in 1969.

In addition to Elizabeth II, all of Australia’s bank notes bear the likeness of a woman.

The boiling point of mercury is 356.7°C.

With 1.3 million people on payroll, Indian Railways is the world’s single largest employer.

Education is expensive but ignorance costs far more. 

Annually, 25 million square kilometres of Canada are burnt in 9,000 forest fires.

The term ‘gerontology’ was coined in 1901.

When first hewn and milled, teak is yellowish in colour. The wood darkens with age.

Opossums can give birth every fourteen days—or less.

British Columbia’s official tree, the Pacific Dogwood, is easily recognizable by its bark.