08 October 2018
From St. John's to Victoria, Tuktoyaktut to Pelee Island, today is Thanksgiving Day for all 34 million of us. Ancient Greeks worshiped a dozen deities, including Zeus, the most powerful of the lot. In the world of musical instruments, the drum is classified as a membrane. Performed in theatres and music halls, yodelling became popular entertainment in the 1830s. It is ill advised to bring turkeys to church because of their propensity to use fowl language. México, Peru and China are the top three producers of silver. Our favourite pies are—in order—apple, lemon meringue, pecan, blueberry and pumpkin. The flashlight was invented in 1898. Throughout their lifetimes, humans indulge in seven forms of play. The turkey crossed the road because it was the chicken’s day off. North America’s first Thanksgiving Day celebration took place in 1578 in Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), NU. Norway, China, Japan, France, Australi...