Timbits2Toonies

Mmm good! Customers in 120 countries can buy Campbell’s Soup. Countries with the highest rate of drunkenness are the US, the UK and Canada.  Today in 1967, Israel ended the Six-day War. 3% of Belgian children are born and raised vegan.  To make a soup richer, add 24 karats.  At this very moment, more than 40 wars rage around the world. Top Secret, Secret and Confidential are how Ottawa defines sensitive material. With 10,000+ beds, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan is the world’s largest. Today is Navy Day in Italy. Hospitals are I.V. league institutions.  A red flag unfurled in battle was once a signal to ‘fight to the death’.  We have been eating Timbits for 48 years. To skip rocks a calm body of water, a smooth, flat stone and fancy wrist action are needed. The name Martin comes from Mars, the Roman god of war.  Join the Royal Canadian Army, travel to exotic places, meet strangers, then kill them. ...

The human heart’s outer wall consists of three layers. Argentina is the eighth largest country on Earth. For fluffier pancakes, add buttermilk to the batter. First used in TB sanitariums, the modern electric blanket appeared in 1921. Don’t take life too seriously—you won’t get out alive.  The word ‘vegan’ was coined in 1944. Haphephobes struggle with the irrational fear of being touched. A wheelbarrow-sized cement mixer costs $343 at Canadian Tire.   Hurricanes typically span 600 to 800 kilometres.  The Canada Revenue Agency has what it takes to get what we’ve got.  Sierra Leone does not have old age pensions.  Ford, GM, Chrysler, Honda and Toyota built 2.2 million vehicles  in Canada, in 2017.  Sharks have seven rows of teeth. Women have cast ballots in federal—but not provincial—elections for 100 years.  The Bermuda Triangle has drifted to Greenland; now Santa is missing.  Butter is 80% ...

Canada is now the refuge for 46,000 Syrians. The slang term ‘veggie’ entered the lexicon in 1958.  People have been tossing out  Glad household garbage bags since 1960. Volunteering in 70 nations, more than 30,000 doctors and nurses serve in Médecins sans frontières. The next time someone hands you a baby, smirk and say, “No thanks, I’m vegan.” The pin that holds a hinge together is called a pintle. There are more televisions in the US than there are people in the UK. Propinquitists are people who live within 80 kilometres of their birthplace. With the highest number of injuries and fatalities, the most dangerous sport is cycling..  The opposite of gum disease is an infectious smile.  Sign language is New Zealand’s third official language. Tylenol has relieved aches and pains since 1955. One out of every ten Europeans was conceived on IKEA mattresses.  55% of Canadians log onto the Internet to perform bank transacti...