16 June 2018

Today in 1963, Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to fly in outer space.

All elections in New Zealand are held on Saturdays.

In 2010 Bhutan became the first nation to impose a total ban on tobacco.

Six million seniors call Canada home. 

When the wolf fell into the Maytag, it came out as a wash-and-werewolf. 

Today is National Fudge Day. 

Saturday’s child works hard for a living.

Opened two years ago today, Shanghai Disney has entertained 5.6 million visitors.

$16,000 is the maximum one can recover in PEI’s small claims court. 

Chocolate costs less than therapy and one doesn’t need an appointment. 

The average yawn lasts six seconds. 

St. Martha of Bethany is the patron saint of cooking. She also slew dragons on occasion. 

14.6 million  Americans regularly tune in to All Things Considered on National Public Radio.

The largest barbecue on Earth grills four tonnes of meat at a time.

Dragons have no escape claws. 

Ivory has floated for 144 years. 

1:72 is the most common ratio for constructing scale models.

Ultrasound was introduced into obstetric medicine in Glasgow in 1956. 

The deity Ganesh is revered as the remover of obstacles.

Soap rings eternal.

Today's Quote: Life is worth living as long as there is a laugh in it. ~Lucy Maude Montgomery