16 August 2019




Today in 1979, The Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker died. He was 83.
The Oriental rat flea is guilty of spreading Bubonic Plague in the Middle Ages.
Apple has sold 2.2 billion iPhones since 2007.
The radish is a member of the cabbage family. 
The trouble with winning the rat race is that you're still a rat. 

The body of a squid is called the mantle.
 TerraCycle of Toronto recycles cigarette butts into fertilizer, compost and plastic.
Motte & Bailey, stone keep and concentric are the three types of castles.
Today in 1996, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
My neighbour hates tobacco; at the bottom of his swimming pool it says, "No Smoking".

The handshake originated in ancient Yemen. 
Ottawa rescinded the War Measures Act, today in 1945.
A fabric 'fat quarter' is a metre square.
Woven wire for window screens first appeared in 1823.
A grouping of quilters is called a block party. 

Belize is home to 577 adherents of Islam. 
The name Vaughan means 'little' in Welsh.
New Zealand's Governor General administers the UK's Ross Dependency in Antarctica. 
The Bank of Canada received its Royal Charter today in 1858.
The Golden Rule: He who has the gold dictates the rules.
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