29 August 2018

Today in 1919, Prince Edward Island lifted the province’s ten-year ban on automobiles.
In The Middle Ages, Venetians bought the day's paper with a coin called the gazette.

A cow must drink four litres of water to produce one litre of milk.

The Canadian Diabetes Association rebranded in 2017 but Diabetes Canada has served for 65 years.

One of the few things that duct tape cannot fix is poor table manners.

41,277 convicts currently serve time in 111 of Her Majesty’s Royal Australian hoosegows. 

When invited to dinner In the 1300s, etiquette required guests to bring their own cutlery. 

It takes twelve hours to fly from one end of Indonesia to the other. 

The Canada Pension Plan has $328.2 billion in the investment kitty.

Though I fly through the Valley of Death, I shall fear no evil, for I am at 25,000 metres and climbing. ~Korean airport sign

Akihito is the 125th monarch to occupy the Chrysanthemum Throne.

Vehophobes struggle with the irrational fear of driving.

The average human walks five kilometres an hour.

In 1906, M. Henri Cain patented a “Warning Mirror for Automobiles”, -the rearview mirror.

When Kaiser Wilhelm II declared war, Grandmama Victoria turned over in her grave and had a bad heir day.

The Golden Arches in Egypt once offered a McFalafel for the breakfast crowd. 

A member of the evergreen family, the mighty cedar can live to be 300 years old.

In 1967, Nissan Prince Royals served the Imperial House of Japan. The four limos retired after 39 years of loyal service. 

People who look back, always miss what is before them.

Canadians’ favourite children’s book—written by Dr. Seuss—is titled: Tim Horton Hears a Who.

Food for Thought:

~Dr. Seuss