30 March 2019

The Labrador retriever is America’s favourite dog for 28 years in a row.

Plantains are the tenth most important food staple on the planet.

Finnish children start school at the age of seven. 

Today in 1954, the Toronto Transit Commission opened the nation’s first subway.

Cold Labs are chilli dogs.

The first known use of the term ‘spring cleaning’ appeared in 1857. 

Ford of Canada has manufactured vehicles for 115 years.

Today in 2002, the Queen Mother died peacefully in her sleep. She was 101

Buying more than ten tonnes a year, Lufthansa is the world’s No. 1 purchaser of caviar.

For a bouncier water bed, fill it with spring water.

100 million people in 90 countries are avid bowlers.

The surname Eisenhower means ‘hewer of iron’ in German. 

22% of twins are southpaws. 

Bertha Wilson was sworn in as the first woman justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, today in 1982.

It is impossible to get sunburnt in a bowling alley. 

Once vaccinated, children may attend school in New Brunswick and Ontario.

A group of eels is called a swarm.

100,000 new business start every year. StatsCan says half will make it to the fifth year.

Spray paint was invented 60 years ago. 

My neighbour is so old, when he went to school there was no history, yet.

Food for Thought: One can perfume a pig, put a ribbon on its tail but in the end, it's still 

a pig. ~Anonymous