10 August 2018


Unintentional falls send 1,800 Canadians to hospital every day.
The ratio is 45.3 kilos of milk to 7.5 kilos of cottage cheese.
On 24 October 2003 the last Concorde touched down at Heathrow; at 16h05 BST.
There are at least a Metric dozen synonyms for forgiveness—including the word ‘shrift’. 
When bored on a flight, fiddle with the emergency exit-ask passengers for a crowbar.


According to biblical scholars, Methuselah died in the year of The Great Deluge.
There are three varieties of spinach.
30,000 Japanese live in France and 13,000 French people reside in Japan.
Chinese farmers account for 85% of the world’s spinach production.
I handed a friend his 80th birthday card, he begged, "Stop! One would have been enough!"



10,000+ Catholic Saint Days are marked on their ‘birth into Heaven’-- their dates of death.
From 1948 to 1979, Moscow says its factory ships processed 195,783 whales.
634 First Nations governments across the nation are recognized by Ottawa.
White grapes are actually green in colour.
The best way to avoid infections from biting insects is simply don't bite them.



Japan and France have enjoyed cordial diplomatic relations for 160 years.
The maximum mass of a package Canada Post will ship is 30.6 kilos.
The original characters  for spinach in Mandarin were 波斯菜, or ‘green vegetable’.
At 17 avenue Léopold Goebel, visit the Centre Baha'i in Valduz, or dial +352 44 22 20.
I'm old, when faced with temptations, I choose the one that gets me home earliest.


Food for Thought: Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. ~ John Wooden

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