Timbits2Toonies

The human heart’s outer wall consists of three layers. Argentina is the eighth largest country on Earth. For fluffier pancakes, add buttermilk to the batter. First used in TB sanitariums, the modern electric blanket appeared in 1921. Don’t take life too seriously—you won’t get out alive.  The word ‘vegan’ was coined in 1944. Haphephobes struggle with the irrational fear of being touched. A wheelbarrow-sized cement mixer costs $343 at Canadian Tire.   Hurricanes typically span 600 to 800 kilometres.  The Canada Revenue Agency has what it takes to get what we’ve got.  Sierra Leone does not have old age pensions.  Ford, GM, Chrysler, Honda and Toyota built 2.2 million vehicles  in Canada, in 2017.  Sharks have seven rows of teeth. Women have cast ballots in federal—but not provincial—elections for 100 years.  The Bermuda Triangle has drifted to Greenland; now Santa is missing.  Butter is 80% ...

Saturday’s child works hard for a living.  Since 1825, this is Independence Day for 3.5 million in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. The liver is the second largest organ in the human body. Phyllis is a Greek name, meaning green bough or leafy foliage.  Spinal fusion surgeries are performed by lumbar jacks. Uruguay generates 95% of its energy requirements from renewable sources. In Balkan folklore, Saturday is the optimal day to hunt vampires.  Montevideo’s 20,000 Jews worship in any of twelve synagogues. Windsor, Ontario has 259 dedicated firefighters, posted at seven fire stations. Ask yourself—how much clean air do we need? ~Lee Iacocca Today in 1944, Allied forces liberated Paris from the Nazis. 15% of Uruguayans speak Portuguese as their mother tongue. Since 1609, more than 1,000 vessels have disappeared within the Bermuda Triangle. Barn owls are usually monogamous  but 25% of mated couples ‘divorce’. The hat-steal...