12 April 2019

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Today in 1945, the 32nd President of the United States died at home. FDR was 63.
The best-selling book in 2018 was The Marrow Thieves.
The first yoga mats were made of deer or tiger skin. 
Santa Fe means holy faith in Spanish. 
“If you fall, I’ll be there,” said the yoga mat.

The word ‘blog’ was coined in 1999.
Fiddleheads are ripe for the picking along the St. John River. 
Woodchucks began chucking wood in 1902-no idea how much wood was chucked.
Todays in 1917, Queen’s Park granted women the right to vote in Ontario.
Washington was the only US president not to blame the previous administration for problems.


Johnny Appleseed was a minister of the Swedenborgian faith.
The average lifespan of a cat is 12 to 15 years.
Queen Elizabeth’s crown weighs 1.06 kilos.
Louisiana has more alligators than any of the United States.
Royal woodchucks are called crowned hogs.


10W30 oil will run an engine at 100°C.
Today in 1980, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope in St. John’s.
A4 and B5 are letter and legal European paper sizes.
Today in 1898, the first car was imported into Canada, and taxed as a farm machine.
Drive carefully. Ottawa needs all the taxpayers it can get.




Food for Thought: God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. ~Voltaire


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