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08 August 2019

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Houndstooth check is an example of tessellation. Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison and five years as South Africa's president. Ranking 25th, seniors account for 18% of Romania’s population. Saskatoon has more Tim Hortons per capita than any other city in the country. The politically correct term for a wrinkle is a ‘character fold’. In 1901, City Council in Montréal passed a by-law requiring indoor toilets.   Deer cannot see in colour.   The inside of an icicle is liquid water. The Rwandan genocide claimed 800,000 lives in 90 days—one death per minute. Superman’s master bathroom boasts a super bowl.   Unless caught, the average lifespan of a haddock is 14 years. The official script in Korean is Hangul; the alphabet has 24 letters.   It was in 1951 that women in the NWT were given the right to vote and to stand for office. Notre-Dame’s Rose Window is two bands of mullions radiating from a central roundel. The patron...

04 August 2019

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There are 149 days until we usher in 2020. The world’s largest tomato exporter is The Netherlands. Mexico ranks second. The components of power are structural, disciplinary, hegemonic and interpersonal. Whether it’s Sobey’s or Safeway, 70% of the food we buy is produced domestically.  A PEI farmer was convicted of child abuse when he willed the family farm to his sons. Fiat-Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda and Toyota build 2.4 million cars a year in Canada. This is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. The planet Venus has no moons.  The Pan-American Highway wends and winds for 48,000 kilometres. Women are from Venus and men are from wrong.  In Kenya, a black market kidney fetches USD$650. English, Tagalog, German, French and Punjabi are the five top languages in Manitoba. Salty liquorice ice cream is popular with Finns and Icelanders. Core, stone, soft and citrus are the four kinds of fruit trees. Deliver: The act of removing a liver....