12 February 2019
BMW manufactures vehicles in seven countries. The University of New Brunswick was founded today in 1800. A piano has more than 10,000 moving parts. In 2020, Skateboarding will be an Olympic event for the first time. Piano: A parlour utensil used to subdue impertinent visitors. ~Ambrose Pierce The word electricity first appeared in the lexicon in 1646. On this date in 1912, the Vancouver Sun hit newsstands for the first time. A gram of human fæces—about the weight of a paperclip—contains up to 3 trillion germs. Rhubarb is a vegetable, except in the United States, where it is--by law--a fruit. Germs attack people where they’re weakest—hence all the head colds. ~Mark Twain 10118 is the ZIP Code for the Empire State Building. Folk and Dunham are the two major classifications of limestone. From Tuktoyaktuk to Pelee Island, 67.8% of us own our own homes. February’s birthstone is the amethyst. Motivational speakers remind us not to t...