04 November 2018


There are 50 days until Christmas.
Belgians instituted the first stock exchange in the 14th Century. 
Today in 1993, Jean Chretién was sworn in at Rideau Hall as the 20th Prime Minister.
On Neptune, winds can reach 1 600 kilometres per hour.
29% of people sleep with their pets but when my neighbour tried it, his goldfish died.   


The E-Z Bake Oven has been heating up since 1963.
Sold as mild, tasty and sharp, Australians eat 7.5 kilos of Cheddar each year. 
Nearly 70% of China’s energy is generated from coal. 
Today in 1979, militant Muslim students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 90 people hostage.
Some of us learn from others’ mistakes; the rest of us have to be the others.


Flies do not hear any sounds at all. 
65% of the world’s milk consumption is derived from goats.
The phrase, ‘practise random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty’ was coined in 1982.
Only 5% of the world’s pea production is sold fresh. 
The most hilarious motorcycle on Earth is the Yamahahaha.


The letter ‘Q’ does not exist in the Icelandic, Turkish or Welsh alphabets.
In 1957, the Alberta Legislature banned the issuance of  trading stamps in retail stores. 
The constitution  has been amended 11 times since it came home to Canada in 1982.
The grey fox can retract its claws, as cats do. 
Friends are like books: you don’t have to read them all, just choose the best ones.




Food for Thought: A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning. ~Kenyan proverb









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