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In its 13th season, the CBC's Murdoch Mysteries is broadcast in 120 countries. The word pyriform means pear-shaped. The sun heats the Earth unevenly; that phenomenon creates weather.  Europeans were introduced to Oriental carpets in the 13th Century. Someone stole my neighbour's carpets. The cops suspect a rug addict. The human brain continues to develop to the age of 25. According to the RCMP, 41,000+ children are reported missing each year. The surname Murphy means 'sea warrior' in Gaelic. The life span of a blue jay is seven years. Cricket is baseball on Valium. ~Robin Williams Bowing in 1949, the DKW Schnellmaster was the first mass-produced minivan.  Monarch butterflies are fond of watermelon.  Legal marijuana costs $9.99 a gram. The Canada Election Act says a campaign may be as short as 36 days, but no longer than 50. Butterflies are not welcome at moth balls.  $12,389 is the price of a first class VIA Rail Goldleaf Deluxe t...

Today is the 244th day of the year. Happiness is the key to success. An undergrad from Québec pays $2,391 a semester to attend McGill University. The Terry Fox Foundation has raised more than $750 million for cancer research. The constable told me that my dogs were chasing people on bikes. My dogs don’t even have bikes. Because they are so popular in Scandinavia, Europeans call rutabagas, ’Swedes’ Beginning in St. John’s and on the road for 143 days and 5,373 kilometres; Terry Fox’ Marathon of Hope ended tragically Thunder Bay today in 1980; cancer spread to his lungs. Canada is the world’s largest cultivator of rutabagas.  Claustrophobics become highly productive, once they learn to think outside the box. Orbiting Saturn, the planet has 62 known moons, nine of which have not yet been named. There are 17 root vegetables in Canada’s Food Guide. Carcinophobes struggle with the irrational fear of getting cancer. In 2005, The Royal Canadian M...