24 August 2018

Paul McCartney’s estate is worth £463.64 million.

Africa's oldest republic, today marks the 171st Flag Day for 4.7 million Liberians.

It takes nine seconds for a combine to reap enough wheat to make 70 loaves of bread.

Walter P. Chrysler’s grandfather was born in Chatham, Ontario. 

The time-honoured gift that bakers give their wives on special occasions is flours. 

The Australian Antarctic Territory was established this day in 1936.

It’s all about physics; the pocket in a pita is created by rising steam.

Danish Queen Margrethe II is a chain smoker. Her favourite is Karelia, from Greece.

A plantation in the US was defined as a business with 20 slaves and 202 hectares of land.

Story master Hans Christian Andersen was truly a great Dane.

Today in 1814, British troops invaded Washington and burnt the White House.

Retired after 29 years, we said, “Good-bye Dick. Good-bye, Jane and Sally. Good-bye Spot,
good-by Puff and Tim the teddy bear,” in 1965.

K-Mart Canada was sold to Zellers in 1998.

The head of the Royal Canadian Mint is Master of the Mint; Sandra Hanington does the job.

The new ten-cent coin die cracked at the mint—giving a bad impression.

60,000 is the seating capacity of the Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano.

Br’er Rabbit first tangled with Tar-Baby in 1880.

Rio de Janeiro is a topographical misnomer; the river is a bay. 

Earth is plunged into WWIII—Swedes and Swiss file UN complaints about the noise.

Food for Thought: Tact is the act of making a point without making an enemy. ~Sir Isaac Newton.