24 July 2019

Plastic bags derive their strength from elasticity. 
The CCF voted to change its name to the New Democratic Party, today in 1958.
Fencing is one of only four sports to be in the Olympics since the 1896 restart.
In India, the colour blue is reserved for mourning. 
The Trudeau government will ban plastic--it's the last straw.

The human ear contains the smallest muscles in the body. 
Today in 1967, de Gaulle shouted, "Vive le Québec libre!" to 100,000, fanning separatism.  
Stone masons make the best money in all of the construction trades.
India had two time zones until 1955.
Weightlifting vegetables are called muscle sprouts. 

Denmark and New Zealand rank first and second as the least corrupt nations on the planet.
85% of teens struggle with acne. 
Not Helvetic, Swiss steak takes its name from the butcher's term of 'swissing' or tenderizing.
This is Simón Bolivar Day in Venezuela, Ecuador, Columbia and Bolivia.
If all corrupt people were put in prison, there'd be no one to lock the jail cell door.

30 million people a year visit Niagara Falls.
Lettuce can be made into wine.
The croissant originated in Austria in the 1600s.
Today in 1963, our international ambassador, Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, NS.
The Ministry of Tourism claims Niagara is the tallest in the world. It's falls advertising. 

Food for Thought: Govern a family as you would cook a small fish--very gently. ~Chinese proverb