25 May 2019

Today in 1980 Terry Fox reached PEI—day 44 of his cross-country Marathon of Hope.

The word sudoko translates into English as ‘the digits must remain single’.

The bladder can store half a litre of urine comfortably for two to five hours.

Atlantic City boasts the world’s largest organ; it boasts 33,114 pipes and weighs 150 tonnes.

Dark humour: To kill a one-legged fox,  make him run halfway across Canada.

Fez was the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco until 1927.

Laughter stimulates the organs, improves the immune system and relieves pain.

Today in 1521, Martin Luther was declared to be an enemy of the Holy Roman Empire.

Children in Ontario may acquire a snowmobile license at the age of 12.

A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.

For 1957, Chrysler Canada billed its entire corporate lineup as ’The Forward Look’.

1958 saw the introduction of the Hula Hoop and the skateboard.

39 million people around the globe are blind.

There is one CCTV camera for every 11 people in the UK.

I saw she saw we played seesaw. Say it ten times.

The thumb has two bones; each finger has three.

Most basic verbs in English: be, do, have, come, go, see, seem, give, take, keep, make, put, send, say, let and get.

273,571 is the number of federal civil servants.

Rational thought: an aim-oriented flow of ideas that lead to a reality-based conclusion. 

A Canadian optimist is someone who believes things could be worse. ~Preston Manning

Food for Thought: Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up. ~Dean Carnazes