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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...

19 Commonwealth countries are located in Africa. There are more than 300 kinds of bacteria in dental plaque. Today in 1898, Parliament created the Yukon Territory. The letter ‘W’ entered the alphabet in 1066; it was initially written as uu—double u. The young amœba was sad because his parents were about to split. The Swiss eat 11 kilos of chocolate annually. The moat is a type of fence. Pitbullls are a mix of bulldog and terrier.  From St. John’s to Victoria, 1.5 million cars on the road are 25 years old or older. My neighbour opened a Mars bar. He discovered Martians love Canadian Club. Seating 49,286 Blue Jay fans, Rogers Centre turns 30 this year. In the Persian language, there is no word for green.  The French introduced the cannon ball or round shot as a weapon, in 1450.  Tucker and Fuller come from from ‘fulling’ or ’tucking’;  a step in making woollen fabric. Baseball games are played at night because bats are ...