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27 May 2018

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200,000 pedestrians walked the new 1.6-km long Golden Gate Bridge, today in 1937.  There are two genres of crossword puzzles. The singular of lasagna is lasagne. Sunday’s child is full of grace. Vancouver’s Karma restaurant has no menu. Diners get what they deserve.  2.8 million Canadians live outside the country. The second most common phobia on the planet is ophidiophobia , the fear of snakes. Society of Saint Vincent de Paul serves the poor, hungry and homeless in 132 countries. Earth’s densest moose population is in Newfoundland, causing 500 to 600 moose-vehicle crashes a year.  Claustrophobic cosmonauts require space.  In order to take flight, a butterfly’s temperature must be 30°C. More than 20,000 Canadians’ identities were stolen in 2014. According to the Thai Colour Calendar, wearing red on Sunday brings good luck. Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. ~ Dr. Seuss “I stand corrected,” said ...

Fun Facts for 29 April 2018

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The fine for whistling on a Sunday in Salt Lake City is $1,000. There are 16 million tractors on the planet. Fingernails grow twice as fast as toenails.  On this date in 1990, the Berlin Wall met with wrecking cranes.  If you notice an onion ring, then answer it. People express six basic emotions. The world’s first police car appeared on the streets of Akron, Ohio in 1899.  Quaker Oats is owned by PepsiCo.  Switzerland is home to 216 banking institutions.  Folks who can’t eat rice with their curry are most likely basmatic.  Egypt and Peru hold national elections on Sundays. A lemon tree produces 300 kilos of fruit a year. Bell Canada was incorporated on this date in 1880. The World Wildlife Fund has counted 3,890 tigers in the world’s jungles.  Toblerone chocolate bars are triangular in shape so they will fit in the box. 255 babies are born every minute of every day.  Beating bananas--three t...