04 April 2019

The first automobile seat belts were buckled up in the 1951 Nash.

The tongue is made up of eight intertwining muscles—like an elephant’s trunk. 

Québec, Québec is a homophonic pair.

A robin’s average lifespan is six years.

A politician approaches every question with an open mouth.

An adult emu can reach two metres in height. 

The nearest terra firma is 1 126.54 kilometres from the North Pole.

Bill Gates’ home was designed by a Macintosh computer.

501,680 Canadians speak Punjabi as a first language.

Beware of and eschew pompous prolixity.  

Latex gloves are an Australian invention. 

30,000 Sioux speak Lakota, Eastern and Western Dakota languages.

Florentines saw the first Baroque opera, performed in 1597.

120 grams of shark meat yields six grams of protein.

Gloves are not necessary for those without hands. 

The largest bus has a capacity of 300 passengers. 

Ligaments connect bones to other bones to form joints.

A bradawl makes holes in wood; a stitching awl pierces holes in leather.

In 2017, 951 Canadian workplace fatalities were recorded.

Be nice to your knees; you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Food for Thought: Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand. ~Sanskrit proverb