Timbits2Toonies

Today in 1846, a deadly fire swept through St. John’s, leaving 12,000 people homeless. People living on islands number more than 730 million—11% of Earth’s population. Europeans were first to use electronic banking when it was introduced in 1999. In ancient Rome, malaria patients wore triangular amulets, with the word abracadabra on it. Old bankers never die; they just cash out.  Skunks, bats, foxes, raccoons, dogs and cats are the mammals most likely to carry rabies. 35% of us eat breakfast cereal for supper, according a recent survey by Kellogg’s Canada. Maclean’s  ranks the University of Windsor 15th out of 96 universities across the nation. Zimbabweans informally refer to themselves as ‘Zimbos’. Breakfast: What drivers do when the traffic light turns red. Newborn baby guinea pigs are called pups, but in Peru, they are called lunch. From St. John’s to Victoria, Sally Ann operates 197 thrift stores. Fewer than 4% of firefighte...

There are 295 days until the end of the year. Four tonnes of grapes are needed to make a tonne of raisins. The first electric clothes dryer went on sale in 1938. Feral cats often live in colonies. Raisins are worried grapes.  The varenky, a.k.a. the perogie, is the national dish of the Ukraine. Small Claims Courts in Manitoba adjudicates claims up to $10,000. New Zealand has no snakes. Today in 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union. God made snakes before lawyers as a practise exercise.  24-karat gold is 99.9% pure. There are three different ways to extinguish a fire. Those whose favourite colour is orange are optimistic and extroverted. The Bank of Canada was established on this date in 1935. There’s only thing wrong with my neighbour’s car is that it’s on fire. Jewellery was originally worn to ward off evil. The loonie is a hendecagon; an eleven-sided coin. The motorized forklift was invented in 1917...