13 November 2018



Today in 1775, American troops occupied Montréal.
At any given time, there are 9,728 airplanes in the sky carrying 1.27 million people. 
Introduced in 1966, Toyota’s Corolla is #1 in the world market, with more than 40 million sold.
St. Crispin is the patron saint of cobblers. 
Because they have such good soles, cobblers are a shoe-in for Heaven.


Tylenol was first stocked on store shelves 63 year ago. 
Swedes voted to join the European Union today in 1994. 
From St. John’s to Victoria, there are more than 800 wineries across the country.
Today in 1985, a volcanic eruption killed 20,000 in Columbia.
My neighbour got a bit part in the movie Cocaine but he only has one line.


There is a museum in Portage, MI, dedicated to celery. 
Papua New Guinea is home to Earth’s only poisonous bird, the Hooded Pithoui.
David Kirke was appointed the first Governor of Newfoundland on this date in 1637. 
It is estimated that there are 500 million firearms on the planet. 
Mental health should be as easy to get as a gun. ~Andy Horowitz


65% of marriages in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are arranged. 
More than three million were slaughtered during The Crusades. 
From Finland to Argentina, John Deere manufactures in seven countries, including Canada.
40% of 29-year old Japanese women have chosen to be single.
Never marry until you have watched your beloved step on a Lego.



Food for Thought: When people feel their institutions can't protect them, they look for easy answers in populism, in nationalism, in closing borders, in shutting down trade, in xenophobia. ~Justin Trudeau

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