03 June 2019



This is World Bicycle Day.
From St. John’s to Victoria, 80% of all jobs are not regulated.
IKEA’s world headquarters are in Leiden, Netherlands.
Whispering is an unvoiced mode of phonation, in which the vocal cords do not vibrate.
My neighbour sold CCM bicycles for many years. He was the company's  spokesman. 


A furlong measures 1/8th of a mile, 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods or 10 chains.
The Church of Satan, founded in  1966, claims 100,000 members.
Today in 1799, the Island of St. John was officially renamed Prince Edward Island.
Earthworms account for 15-to 20% of a robin’s summer diet.
Satan tried to steal my neighbour’s soul. He was cheated; my neighbour doesn’t have one.


Volute, tension, compression and torsion are the four types of coil springs.
Turmeric, ginger, cayenne and garlic may act as natural blood thinners.
Skip counting is a fundamental mathematical tool.
Today in 2003, Corner Gas debuted. CTV’s sitcom. 1.4 million watched weekly. 
There is a petition circulating to make the Official Bird of Saskatchewan the mosquito.


The revolving door was patented in Germany in 1881.
The odds of choosing all six winning numbers in Lotto 6/49 is one in 13,983,816.
 56% of the world’s vending machines dispense soda or cold beverages.
Between 1942 and 1947, a total of 47, 783 war brides came to Canada.
Lotteries are like betting the next pope will be from Moncton or pet shop parrots speak Cree.


Food for Thought: Whoever invented the bicycle deserves the thanks of humanity. ~Lord Charles Beresford



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