31 July 2019

Russian dressing first appeared in 1900.
Today in 1972, the National Assembly made French the official language in Québec.
The average hummingbird has 1 000 feathers. 
Red blood cells circulate throughout the body for 120 days.
Chickens can wing it. 

Lord Krishna was a cowherd.
Because it is rich in carbon,  scientists can turn peanut butter into diamonds.
Nunavut's official floral emblem is the purple saxifrage.
Mona Lisa has her own mailbox at the Louvre; she receives thousands of love letters. 
Peanuts in outer space are called astronuts.

Greenpeace has 2.8 million members around the globe.
Fireflies are soft-bodied beetles.
Norwegians can return a library book to any branch in the country. 
The dollar dropped to 66.10¢ against the US dollar--today in 1998--an historic low. 
The economy is so bad, the PM's chef cooks with Filet Mignon Helper.

Icebergs give off heat.
Aztecs paid their taxes with cocoa. 
Today in 1987, a tornado ripped through Edmonton, killing 32 people.
From 1912 to 1948, art was an Olympic sport.
Newborn baby icebergs are called ice cubes.

Food for Thought: The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. ~Robert Swan