04 June 2018

Canada is now the refuge for 46,000 Syrians.

The slang term ‘veggie’ entered the lexicon in 1958. 

People have been tossing out Glad household garbage bags since 1960.

Volunteering in 70 nations, more than 30,000 doctors and nurses serve in Médecins sans frontières.

The next time someone hands you a baby, smirk and say, “No thanks, I’m vegan.”

The pin that holds a hinge together is called a pintle.

There are more televisions in the US than there are people in the UK.

Propinquitists are people who live within 80 kilometres of their birthplace.

With the highest number of injuries and fatalities, the most dangerous sport is cycling.. 

The opposite of gum disease is an infectious smile. 

Sign language is New Zealand’s third official language.

Tylenol has relieved aches and pains since 1955.

One out of every ten Europeans was conceived on IKEA mattresses. 

55% of Canadians log onto the Internet to perform bank transactions.

The Russian customs officer asked the tourist, “Occupation?” The German replied, “No, just visiting.”

The average Canadian consumes 190 eggs per annum.

Bald eagles can dive at the rate of 160 kilometres an hour. 

Pantyhose strode into the consumer market in 1959.

Australia’s national Bureau of Meteorology records an average of 16 tornadoes a year.

I cried when Dad chopped up onions. Onions was a good dog.