31 May 2019
Today in 1997, the 13-kilometre long Confederation Bridge linking PEI to NB, opened. Introduced first to the Irish in the 1860s, chocolate milk was prescribed as medicine. Australian laws forbid people from owning wombats as pets. Though China spans five time zones, the entire nation operates on Beijing Time. My neighbour fears trolls. He’ll have to cross that bridge when he comes to it. 41 million Americans speak Spanish as a mother tongue. The holes in Swiss cheese are called ‘eyes’; without eyes it is referred to as ‘blind’. Bucket list entered the lexicon in 2007. Today in 1868, Thomas Spence became President of the Republic of Manitoba; rebellious citizens promptly booted him out of town. Dictator: A self-madman. Forms of public argument are: protests, lynch mobs, public executions duels and debate. Globally, 36 nations are constitutional monarchies, 16 within the Commonwealth. Camels have three eyelids. CBCW began broadca...