Pumpkins!

Irish children used to carve out potatoes or turnips and light them for their Halloween gatherings. They commemorated Jack, a shifty Irish villain so wicked that neither God nor the Devil wanted him. Rejected by both the sacred and profane, he wandered the world endlessly looking for a place to rest, his only warmth a glittering candle in a rotten turnip.

Shocking fact about the CN Tower

Lightning strikes Toronto's CN Tower an average of 75 times per year. Long copper strips run down the CN Tower to grounding rods buried below ground to prevent damage.

Opera

In opera, contraltos are the lowest and most rare female voice category. They were often assigned roles originally written for castrati, or male singers who were castrated before puberty.

Happy Dance!

Dancing increases  happiness.

Mold

Mold requires the following conditions to grow:

• Mold spores (which are always present indoors and outdoors)
• The right temperature range, from 2°C to 40°C
• A food supply, which means anything organic such as books, carpets, clothing, wood, drywall, etc.
• A source of moisture

The last condition, moisture, is the only practical factor to control in most houses.

Coffee

A coffee bean is actually a green seen inside of a bright red berry.

Christine Baranski

Actress Christine Baranski was born in Buffalo, New York and is of Polish descent.

Bowled over...

The first indoor bowling lanes were built in New York City in 1840.

Cats

The domestic cat is the only cat species able to hold its tail vertically while walking.  All wild cats hold their tails horizontally or tucked between their legs while walking.

Paint

Ancient coloured walls at Dendera, Egypt which were exposed for years to the elements, still possess their brilliant colour, as vivid as when they were painted about 2,000 years ago.

Gobble Gobble

The average weight of a wild turkey is 20 lbs. The average weight of a turkey eaten on Thanksgiving is 9 - 10 lbs.

Peanuts

Peanuts aren't really nuts, they're legumes.

Faker..

According to a 2011 Playboy survey 16% of men and 46% of women have faked an orgasm.

I have to ask... why bother?

San Antonio

A Franciscan friar visited this area in the year 1691 on the feast day dedicated to St. Antony’s. The city was subsequently named in the saint’s honor - San Antonio.