04 September 2019
Binoculars gallows, glasses, pliers, scissors, shears and tongs exist only in plural form. The tongue depressor was invented in 1923. Le Mans, Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix are the triple crown of auto racing. Folks speak 140+ languages in Windsor, ON; the nation's third most cosmopolitan city. An interpreter is a ventriloquist using two dummies. The Roman deity of September, Vulcan was the god of fire and forge. 27,195 souls live in Labrador. Yellow tennis balls were used at Wimbledon for the first time in 1986. The word checkmate comes from Arabic; it means 'The king is dead'. My neighbour says he slept like a log; he woke up in the fireplace. Frankenstein's monster was vegan. The first colour photograph as taken in 1861. 63% of Canadians choose Chinese cuisine, when eating out. The International Space Station runs on Greenwich Mean Time. Old astronauts never die, they just space out. Tofu can be m...