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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...

68% of Canadians bank online or on mobile devices.  The traditional flower of March is the daffodil.  Eggs Benedict debuted at Delmonico’s in New York City, in 1860. Today is St. Patrick’s Day—an official holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador. For a rash of good luck, cross four-leaf clovers with poison ivy.  Hens turn their eggs some 50 times a day, to keep the yolks in the centre of the shells. The age of a police car is measured in hours, not kilometres. There six parts of a boot are: heel, toe box, vamp, tongue, shaft and gusset.  More than 600,000 will revel in the 125th annual Montréal’s St. Paddy’s parade. Studies have shown that you are more likely to be shot by the police if you run. At its peak, the Roman Empire was the 28th largest empire in history.  In 1760, jigsaw puzzles taught European geography to King George III's children.  The Talmud defines dawn as 72 minutes before sunrise, at which time the f...