16 March 2019
There are four days until spring. Sesame Street was nearly named the Two and Two Ain’t Five Show. Today in 1967 the Québec sales tax went from 6% to 8%—the highest in the nation. One out of every three tourists to Cuba are Canadian. It is bad manners to postpone a holiday. The epicentre of all romance novels and religions is the emotion of desire. A night in the Royal Suite at the Fairmont Chateau in Lake Louise is $1,449 plus tax. It was in 1546 that ‘beggars can’t be choosers’ first appeared in a book of proverbs. St. Uhro is the patron saint of Finland. Today he is celebrated by Finns. My neighbour's hotel room was so posh-- towels so thick--he couldn't shut his valise. The boiling point of gold is 2 700°C. Today in 1968 General Motors produced its 100 millionth car, an Oldsmobile Toronado. The name David is biblical, meaning ‘beloved’ in Hebrew. Vehophobics struggle with the irrational fear of driving a vehicl...