01 August. 2019

The electric buzzer was invented in 1831. 
Counting noses, there are 14.32 million Ontarians.
Iguanas can grow to be two metres long and live for 20 years.
Fifth largest in the world, the Russian State Library boasts 17.5 million books.
A group of librarians is called 'a shelf'. 

With HQ in Windsor, ON, Hiram Walker & Sons Limited is North America's largest distillery. 
An Oxford shoe is a Richelieu in French-speaking countries.
Today in 1834, the Emancipation Act freed the 800,000 slaves in the British Empire.
The 8,000 charted bank branches may not close for more than 72 hours--Canada Bank Act. 
Drink responsibly is an oxymoron. 

Advacado prices are so high that the fruit is often swapped out for zucchini.
Journalism identifies six types of fake news. 
From St. John's to Victoria, the Seventh-day Adventist Church counts 70,000 members.
The Right Honourable Boris Johnson is the 15th PM to serve at Her Majesty's discretion.
When being baptized by immersion, never fill your pockets with Alka-Seltzer.

This country is home to 376,700 millionaires.
The North Island brown kiwi bird is nocturnal by nature. 
Henry Ford coined the phrase 'tune-up' in 1898, while working on his first automobile.
Squirrels are fond of booze. They concoct an acorn brew that is 3.8% alcohol.
The first automobile was invented by Henry Fordasaurus. It was a Model T-rex.

Food for Thought: If knowing past history were the game, librarians would all be millionaires. ~Warren T. Buffet