20 March 2019 Spring Equinox


Today is the UN’s International Day of Happiness. 
The Toronto Public Library operates 100 public branches.
Spring arrives in Windsor--centre of the known universe and nicest part of Detroit--at 17h59.
Commercial glue first stuck in Holland—the year was 1690.
When someone cannot laugh at himself, it’s time for others to laugh at him. 



Dreams last from five to twenty minutes.
Rhodium is the rarest of minerals, platinum is second and gold ranks third.
Stephen Harper was elected to lead the Conservative Party today in 2004.
A duck egg has three times the cholesterol of a chicken’s egg.
My neighbour fell asleep on a satellite dish; his dreams were broadcast Canadawide. 


Ten people were killed by 991 tornadoes that swept North America in 2018.
The surname Molson is matronymic—stemming from the nickname ‘Moll’ for Mary. 
Citing budget cuts, Germany declined to participate in the 1939  New York World’s Fair.
Today in 1878 the Postmaster General installed the Dominion's first phone in St. John’s.
I called Bell Canada to report a nuisance caller. The operator sighed, “Oh, no. Not you, again.”


45% of the world’s crude oil production is produced into gasoline. 
Lagos, Cairo and Kinshasa are Africa’s three largest urban centres.
In the 1500s, printer’s ink was made from soot, turpentine and walnut oil. 
Today in 1970, 20 nations created La Francophonie, a forum for French-speaking nations.
My neighbour bought King Tut’s pyramid on eBay. The seller was a con artist—egypt him. 



Food for Thought: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. ~Reinhold Niebuhr







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