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Did You Know that there were things that you didn't know that you didn't know? Edmonton, Alberta Joined March 2011

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The Jack-O'-Lantern had its origins on The Emerald Isleand involvwd a trickster named Stingy Jack facebook.com/share/p/g9rTcx…

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Section 365 of the Criminal Code of Canada was once quite clear: you couldn't pretend to be a witch or practice magic. facebook.com/share/p/oUeEhM…

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Former Canadian Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 14, 1957, for creating the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) in Egypt during the 1956 Suez Crisis. facebook.com/share/p/7CH8SQ…

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Maria Lindsey Cobham, Canada’s only "pirate queen," terrorized the seas off Newfoundland with ruthless precision. facebook.com/share/p/cr3R1Z…

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DID YOU KNOW...that the first true gatherings to give thanks for a bountiful harvest were celebrated by Indigenous Peoples, not Europeans.

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Which is the best #skyline in the world? #architecture #skyscrapers facebook.com/share/p/d8A86C…

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Who took the infamous photo of the couple under the blanket that ended-up in the cover of the #Woodstock album? Who was the couple? facebook.com/share/p/asr53W…

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World Organ Donation Day, on August 13, 2024, raises awareness about the urgent need for organ donation and encourage people to become organ donors #DonateLife #transplant #worldorgandonationday t.ly/L5oGv

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WHERE WERE YOU when you heard that #TheRussiansAreComing 1964 screwball comedy starring Alan Arkin as the hapless leader of a crew of Russian submariners who get beached off New England. #TheRussiansAreComingtherussiansarecoming instagram.com/p/C-JCzuDyN8O/…

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BORED watching sports you don't like? DOWNLOAD CBC GEM and, once you have registered (its free, takes a moment), you can CHOOSE ANY SPORT to watch ANYTIME! This really is amazing!! We're hooked! @cbcgem

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Which #rodeo is the biggest in the world? facebook.com/share/p/4k2NQ2…

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Today's 6.4 magnitude earthquake west-southwest of Tofino, BC was significant but not the largest, nor was it close to being 'The Big One.' facebook.com/share/p/QUo5JA…

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Today's 6.4 magnitude earthquake west-southwest of Tofino, BC was significant but not the largest, nor was it close to being 'The Big One.' facebook.com/share/p/QUo5JA…

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Canada claims more comedians* per capita than any other country in Canada. Seriously, Canadians are seriously funny! Seriously. facebook.com/share/p/YFMWf2…

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Canada Post's newest "From Far and Wide" stamp issue, Tongait KakKasuangita SilakKijapvinga, in Torngat Mountains National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador, derives its name from Inuktitut word "tongait," place of spirits. PHOTO Michael Winsor (Michael Winsor Fine Art Photography)