21 May 219

France is Europe’s largest producer of hemp. 

Red blood cells can live in the human body for up to 120 days.

Today in 2003, Mad Cow Disease was discovered on a farm in Alberta.

7% of Brits are vegan.

Should the Royal bodyguards lose track of The Duke of Wales, they follow his foot prince.

Currency used in the Republic of Cyprus is the Euro.

From St. John’s to Victoria, more than 200,000 of us cycle to work on a regular basis. 

Sakura cheese is creamy and flavoured with mountain cherry leaves.

Stress changes the size of the human brain.

Stress cannot exist in the presence of pie.

Cats say ‘meow’ in English and ‘miaou’ in French but in Korean the cat says ‘yaong’.

Canada boasts 44 symphony orchestras.

A member of the primrose family, the scarlet pimpernel closes its flowers in foul weather.

A 12.7 kilo box of kitty litter costs $16.99 at PetValu.

My neighbour paid a $300 fine for owning an unspayed cat. The charge was kitty littering.

Germany boasts the world’s fourth largest economy.

Agriculture Canada reports the average number of chickens in a flock is 23,225.

Killer whales have no sense of smell. 

Pumpernickel translates into English as ‘devil’s fart’.

Eating a combination of onions and beans creates tear gas.

Food for Thought: To argue against the global economy is like stating opposition to the weather—it continues whether you like it or not. ~John McCain