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07 May 2019

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Zebras sleep standing up. 41.6% of Canadians over the age of 15 are legally married. The Eiffel Tower opened today in 1889. Birch trees grow on six continents. Pierre opened a butcher shop in the Eiffel Tower. The steaks are high.  William Tell was a rebel who refused to bow to the invading House of Hapsburg. The electric fire was invented in 1912. Built here and sold here, 40 million+ makes Toyota' Corolla the #1selling car of all time. Ants communicate through the secretion of pheromones that send chemical messages. The fair maiden confided to the handsome archer that he made her quiver. The gods turned Narcissus into a daffodil for being vain and admiring himself. Lobsters never stop growing. Mexico is a federation of 32 states and four territories. The first cordless electric tool was a drill, introduced in 1961. A 50-ish English prof asked, “I’m beautiful, what tense is it?” Pupils said, “Has to be the past.” The three plie...

17 March 2019 St. Patrick's Day

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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...