Timbits2Toonies

Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo-moo: Old MacDonald began farming in 1719. Made in Belleville, Ontario, we’ve been crunching on Hawkins Cheezies for 70 years. We scream when the brain’s fear processing centre is accessed. Numbering 5,000+ in days of yore, today there are still more than 100 castles in Japan. Humour about junk food contains zero calories. Curry powder is the most popular spice mix in the world. Mickey Mouse has only four fingers. Animal, plant and synthetic are the three types of thread.  Today in 1763, France signed the Treaty of Paris, ceding Canada to Great Britain. A woman who sews for a living is a seamstress. A man who sews as a living is a seamster. The Guamanian national tree is the coconut.  In the 1840s, limericks became a popular form of advertising. Circles have insides and outsides.   6.3 million South Africans have 130 heart attacks and 240 strokes every day. Attention Canadians! It is not ...

The eggplant is a berry.  On this date in 1936, Aer Lingus became Ireland’s state airline. Tuesday’s child is full of grace.  One out of every six people live on an island. Fish don’t applaud. ~ Bob Hope  St. Adrian is the patron saint of armament dealers.  5.6 million Torontonians can dine in any of the city’s 8,000 eateries.  The average life of a flamingo spans 20 to 30 years. Homo Sapiens are the only living beings that sleep on their backs.  People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy. ~ Bob Hope Globally, there are 255 births every minute. Denizens of St. Paul, Alberta have built a UFO landing pad—just in case. A group of flamingoes is called a colony and can be home to a million fine-feathered friends. Singapore imports 13% of the world’s sand.  Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong. ~ Bob Hope Belgium legalized euthanasia in 2002.  The most common surname in Serbi...