Timbits2Toonies

Happiness ranges from contentment to intense joy.  Since 1966, today is Independence Day in Guyana, after 152 years of British colonial rule.  Folks in la belle province are the nation’s largest consumers of horse meat. A standard-sized credit card measures 85.60 by 53.98 millimetres.  Horses are happy thanks to their stable environments. While humans see three basic colours, an eagle sees five. There is no magic until there is an audience. As observed throughout the 50 United States, this is National Paper Airplane Day. O, I don’t want no more of army life, Gee Ma, I wanna go back to Ontario, Gee Ma, I wanna go ho-o-me, has been sung by homesick soldiers since 1940.  In the 16th Century, Hick was a pet name for Richard. The first salad bar was introduced to diners in 1950. A horse’s height is measured in hands. Today in 1874, Parliament passed the Dominion Elections Act, allowing secret ballot voting. My neighbour must ...

Cows do not get seasick. In Shenzhen, China, DJI Innovations manufactures 70% of all civilian drones.  A serving of peas contains more fibre than a slice of whole wheat bread. The DVD first bowed in 1995.  Bikers wear leather because chiffon wrinkles far too easily.  The Dutch Royal House does not have a crown. Kids in Australia and France do not celebrate Hallowe’en.  More species of fish are found in the Arctic Ocean than anywhere else in the world. Queen Victoria’s wedding cake weighed 136 kilos.  When pigs lose their voices, they become disgruntled.  In 2014, there were 40,920 women lawyers and 54,153 men lawyers in Canada. The German city of Nuremberg is the Gingerbread Capital of the World.  Bunnies have been bringing Easter eggs to children since 1682. Some 500,000 people and a million animals were slaughtered in Rome’s Coliseum. Remember, traffic lights timed for 35 k/ph are also timed for 110 k/ph....