18 May 2018

Fun Facts for 18 May 2018

There are two smidgens in a pinch and two pinches in a tad. 

In 227 days, the world will ring in 2019—the Year of the Pig in Chinese astrology.

Only three countries are not members of the United Nations. 

Laughter is proven to increase weight loss.

Worrying works. 94% of the things you fuss and fret over will never happen. 

90% of Swedish men take paid ‘daddy leave’ to raise newborns, while their spouses work. 

Not too late to lift a glass--yesterday was National Bloody Caesar Day across Canada.

Folks have been diagramming sentences on the ‘parse tree’ since 1877.

In the fifty United States, this is National Cheese Soufflé Day.

The best way to keep your dreams alive is to hit the ‘snooze’ button. 

Three to one is the ratio of sheep to humans in Wales.

Today in 1974, India joined the nuclear club with the USA, the USSR, the UK, China and France.

The Great Lakes are dotted with more than 35,000 islands. 

It is estimated that there are 500 trillion ants on Earth.

Americans vote between two candidates to be president but select from 50 to be Miss America.  

B1. N31, O74. Enthusiasts have been shouting ‘Bingo!’ since 1530. 

Currently, a dozen nations have women at the helm of government. 

The planet’s 7 billion inhabitants weigh in collectively at 350 million tonnes. 

To the tune of USD$400 billion, 12% of all retail transactions in the US are made online. 

For millions of Canadians, the Cold War meant a snowball fight.