25 July 2019

Today in 1990, Lucien Bouchard founded the Bloc Québecois. 
Rubber gumboots were invented 167 years ago.
The Babylonian calendar had 364 days. 
The first name Carl is Germanic in origin, it means 'strong man'.
Always buy good shoes and a good bed--if you're not in one, you'll be in the other.

The art of making Neapolitan pizza is a designated UNESCO intangible cultural asset. 
Hebrew and Arabic are spoken in the third person, singular, masculine, past perfect tense.
Steam is invisible. The visible mist is the water vapourizing as the droplets condense.
Today in 1991, Jack Layton, Leader of the Opposition, left Parliament to deal with cancer. 
My neighbour burnt a Hawaiian pizza. Next time he'll use aloha temperature.

Half the world's raisins come from California.
Fake fur first hit the fashion runways in 1929.
Part III of the Criminal Code defines switchblades as prohibited weapons.
In Scottish law, the name Fitz is added to a child's last name, if born out of wedlock.
A gun is not a weapon, it's a tool, like a screwdriver or an alligator. ~Homer Simpson

Arctic charr is farmed in Whitehorse. 
Methadone is effective for 24 to 36 hours.
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling car in Denmark for the third year in a row. 
Peppermint is a hybrid plant, a cross of watermint with spearmint. 
Angling is the name given for fishing by those who can't fish. ~Stephen Leacock

Food for Thought: No culture can survive if it attempts to be exclusive. ~Gandhi