16 December 2018



We ring in a New Year in 15 days.
Come right through! The electric door bell was invented circa 1831.
The practise of reading tea leaves is call tasseography. 
Today in 1963, the CBC launched western Canada’s first TV station, CBUT, Vancouver.
Albertans at the Eiffel Tower asked the tour guide, “How many barrels a day does it produce?"


Ford, Toyota and Honda are the nation’s top three best-selling vehicles.
Made from black tea, yak butter and salt, this beverage is highly popular with Tibetans. 
Jingle Bells was originally written to celebrate Thanksgiving, not Christmas.
The third most peaceful nation on Earth is Portugal. 
The Magi looked generous but remember—the gifts were for Christmas and birthday.

27.5% of our farms are owned and operated by women. 
Thanks to The Hudson Bay Company, tea first arrived on Canada’s fair domain in 1716.
For all 56 million South Africans, this is Reconciliation Day.
53 years ago tonight, Gemini 6 féted Houston with Jingle Bells, after a "red-suited" astronaut floated by their capsule.
Kids who take the school bus home don't know the RCMP will make them bring it back.


Today is Las Pasadas, the first day of the Christmas season in Mexico.
Moose are found everywhere in this country except Prince Edward Island. 
Filipinos are the third largest Asian-Canadian community in the nation.
Mormon missionaries are allowed to call home twice a year: Mother’s Day and Christmas.  
Women should not give birth after 35. Honestly, 35 children are enough. 


Canadians snapped up 153.1 kilos of turkey last year—47% of them during Christmas. 
Guava fruit grows on evergreen shrubs or small trees.
Devout German Christians vow they hear the nativity animals speak on Christmas Eve.
Today in 1773, colonists in Mohawk guise dumped 300 tea crates into Boston Harbour.
Thou shalt not steal: that’s the government’s job.




Food for Thought: The best way to teach your children about taxes is to eat 30% of their ice cream cones. ~Bill Murray

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