13 January 2019

Today in 1849, the Colony of Vancouver Island was established.

Ants do not have lungs.

Nestlé Purina is the world’s second largest maker of pet food.

The average home contains 200 kilos of copper.

Ants favourite holiday destination is Frants.

More than 500 million people live in the European Union.

The plural of vortex is vortices.

Those who build naval vessels are given the title of shipwright. 

Today in 2011, US retailer Target bought all 220 stores of the bankrupt Zellers chain, for $1.83 billion.

The Pilgrims sailed to America because they missed their flight. 

Josephine Cochrane invented the modern dishwasher in 1887. 

There are more than 600 types of pasta. 

On this date in 1949, Ottawa released a study revealing the dangers of asbestos.

In 1687, children began to chant, "Rain, rain, to go away and come again some other day."

 Don’t be a salami is the Italian equivalent of don’t be an idiot.

Barophobes battle the irrational fear of gravity.

Mazda, the world’s 15th largest automaker, built its first car in 1960.

On average, a grocery store stocks 42,000 different products.

Nova Scotia’s Coat of Arms is emblazoned with a unicorn and an Indigenous Person.

Gravity is a downer.

Food for Thought: Civility costs nothing, and buys everything. ~Mary Wortley Montagu