07 June 2018

Christmas is coming: this is the 158th day of the year. 

Seagulls live on all seven continents.

Thank Benito Mussolini. On this date in 1929, Vatican City became a sovereign nation.

The Guinness Book of World Records is published in 23 languages.

Gentleman: Someone who knows how to play  the accordion but doesn’t. 

There are no public washrooms in Peru.

The average fruit fly’s lifespan is 40 to 50 days. 

76 years ago today, Japanese troops stormed Alaska.

Located in North Pelham, Ontario—Canada’s oldest maple tree has marked 500 birthdays.

100% of all who were surveyed strongly agree that toilet tissue is a ripoff.

Canadians make Cashmere the best-selling  brand of bathroom tissue.
Women may not change their last names to their husbands’ in Québec and Greece.

At 27.1%, Australians rank first as consumers of the world’s methamphetamine production. 

Orthodontic braces have been used to straighten teeth since 1728.

Seagulls refuse to fly over Hudson Bay for fear of becoming bagels.  

There is no word in the Japanese language for the colour ‘brown’. 

Squeeze it in, June is National Accordion Awareness month. 

In London, there is one closed-caption television security camera for every 14 residents.

Folks in the porta-potty biz read the monthly trade mag: PRO-Portable Restroom Operators.

Feel free to chip in with puns about Ruffles.