25 April 2019


Children began driving Tonka Trucks in 1946.
This is Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand; in honour of all soldiers fallen in war.
The gooseberry is a member of the currant family. 
Fredericton was named as the capital of New Brunswick by Queen Victoria, today in 1845.
A transport full of Marmite crashed on the #1 Highway; it happened in the yeast-bound lane. 

This is World Malaria Day.
A regulation CFL football must weigh 425.243 grams.
9% of the world’s plastic is recycled.
There are more than 3,500 species of mosquitoes.
Football is a great way to get rid of aggression without having to go to jail.


Today in 1950, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON and PEI and Ottawa inked a deal to build the Trans-Canada Highway.
10 millilitres of carob powder has five grams of fibre.
PayPal employs 18,700 people worldwide to provide service to 254 million subscribers.
The average person opens the fridge between 15 to 20 times a day.
My neighbour made a fortune selling household appliances. He’s a fridge magnate.


Europe is one third the size of Africa.
Lanolin is an ingredient in shoe polish.
On this day in 1940, Québec women were given the right to vote and to stand for office.
China, India, the USA and Brazil have the highest number of Internet users.
Kenya’s public broadcaster is Al Ja-Zebra.



Food for Thought: Discussion is impossible with someone who claims not to seek the truth, but already to possess it. ~Romain Rolland





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