03 August 2018


There are 143 days until Christmas.
A cherry pie requires 250 cherries, on average.
Last year, 180,000 new homes were built in Canada.
Harley-Davidson manufactures motorcycles in Brazil and India and soon, Thailand.
The future for teddy bears can only be a picnic.


Grand Canyon National Park welcomes 5 million visitors annually.
Mercantilism is the opposite of the free trade system. 
They walk among us; it is estimated that Earth is home to 420 million teddy bears.
The State of Michigan boasts four million cherry trees.
Bargain Hunter: One who is led astray by false profits.


The English word ‘set’ has more than 430 different definitions.
The largest igloo ever built is in Zermatt, Switzerland.
December 25th is an official holiday in Pakistan and Jordan—but only for Christians.
The US imports more oil from Canada and Mexico than it does from the Middle East.
Christmas is a deeply religious time for most— they worship in the mall of their choice.


NASA sent Magellan T. Bear into outer space in 1995, the first teddy bear to do so.
Eyeshadow was initially applied to protect one’s eyes from the strong desert sun.
Napoleon Bonaparte claimed to have been abducted by space aliens in July of 1794.
Mexicans celebrate Christmas from the 12th of December to the 6th of January.
The future is much like the present, only longer. 

Food for Thought: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. 
~Eleanor Roosevelt

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