Timbits2Toonies

Gambling accounts for 3% of Monaco’s economy. Today in 1994, South Africa’s Parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be president. Laurel berries are toxic to humans. Fingernails grow four times faster than toenails. Much of the country has a serious hard water problem—it’s frozen. The Official Bird of PEI is the blue jay. It takes six minutes for the brain to react to alcohol. Today in 1949, Rainier III became Prince of Monaco. He reigned for 55 years. Ticketed for exceeding the speed limit, a tuna can swim at 70 kph. When it comes to curling, Canada rocks. 100 grams of puffin meat contains 23.9 grams of protein. 80% of the world’s gold is yet to be unearthed. Peanuts, bananas, pineapple and curry powder are favourite pizza toppings in Sweden. An LP record album has 460 metres of grooves on each side. This pun is so bad I can’t Handel it.  33.8°C is the melting point of chocolate. The composition of concrete is 75% aggregate, 15%...

Four out of every ten Canadian homes are equipped with air conditioning. Wasabi is 11% fat and 46% carbohydrates. Door knobs rotate in a circular fashion while a door handle slides vertically.  The WorldWideWeb-- better known as www. --turns 30 today. People who live in glass houses may as well answer the door. According to the RCMP there are 1.9 million licensed gun owners across the country.  Animals can exhibit tonitrophobia; the abnormal fear of thunder and lightning. Curling stones are made from Blue Hone granite, native to Scotland. The first recorded fondue recipe appeared in a Zurich cookbook in 1699. At the bingo hall, someone shouted AK-47! A lady shouted, “Bingo!” The first iPad was launched in 2010. Cary Grant originated the chocolate-on-the-hotel-pillow tradition in the early 1950s. Toyota spends USD$1 million a minute on research. Newborn baby doves are called squabs. All computers stall out at the same speed. ...