05 May 2019

Today, Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico’s victory over the French Empire in 1862.

4726.85 °C is the melting point of diamonds.

Québec, BC, Alberta and New Brunswick have laws enshrining grandparents’ rights.

The kayak is a military weapon in the British and American armed forces.

Friendly fire—isn’t.

Jacques Cousteau and Émile Gagnan patented the modern scuba in 1945.

California produces 80% of the world’s almond crop. 

The percussion instruments—wind chimes are an example of chance-based music.

‘Well made, well priced, well dressed’, Moore’s began to sell fine men’s wear in 1982.

Armour: The kind of suit worn by a man whose tailer is a blacksmith.

Today in 1972, the Québec Nordiques became a team in the World Hockey Association. 

Feeling good, following whims are the basis of self-esteem; self-mastery is character. 

Today in 1952, Ottawa lifted the last of the wartime rationing regulations.

Accounting for 15% of sales, pineapple is Australians’ favourite pizza.
Tomato paste will repair broken pizza.

Meaning ‘little ribbons’ in Italian, a lone fettuccine is fettuccina.

The best selling truck on the planet is the Ford F-Series.

Napoleon died in exile on this date in 1821. 

The idiom ‘strike while the iron is hot’ spread throughout European languages in the 1500s.

My neighbour’s Ford Cortina doesn’t leak, it’s marking territory. 

A housefly’s lifespan is between 15 to 25 days.

Originally called the thermoscope, today’s thermometer was invented circa 1611.

The art form of bullfighting is practised in Spain, France and Portugal. 

18 is the age of majority in AB, MB, ON, PEI, QC and SK; elsewhere, it is 19.

The CBC aired a series about a large insect. It was XL ant.

Food for Thought: Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It’s about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives. ~Jim Leach