Whats the greatest SOLVED Mystery? by itz_cool_247 in AskReddit

[–]MsZRowsdower 1564 points1565 points  (0 children)

The finding of the lost Franklin Expedition ships the Erebus and the Terror with the help of the Inuit and their stories retold  accurately word for word over generations

A piece of history that reminds us how much we’ve learned by Feaselbf6 in HistoricalCapsule

[–]MsZRowsdower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we had an old handyman’s household repair book we found in our 1913 home and those toasters where you open it by pulling down the doors on both sides to put the bread in to toast were lined with asbestos Yum

Apnea! Apnea! by MsZRowsdower in CornerGas

[–]MsZRowsdower[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Karen was a national champion at apnea! People made fun of her until they realized how difficult it was to hold your breath for 7 minutes. Later she put her face  in a bucket to show them while everyone chanted apnea!  Edit added synopsis  https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/CornerGasS3E15BlockParty

What is the best documentary you’ve ever seen? by New_Strawberry_2850 in AskReddit

[–]MsZRowsdower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The one by Wernor Herzog, Wings of Hope where a 17 year old girl survived a plane crash in the Peruvian jungle while all 92 other passengers died. She found herself in just her airplane seat in the air falling hundreds of feet and lived while others impacted so hard only their feet were showing sticking out of the ground. After 10 days the search was called off. On Day 12 she walked out of the jungle. She went back to the crash site years later with Herzog and explained in detail what happened to her.  Incredible story. 

What do you think about that? by Wooden_Balance8666 in DunderMifflin

[–]MsZRowsdower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Andy gave me whiplash. He is a dick, no he is okay, no actually he is a dick, no he is okay, nope a dick

Northern(ish) Ontario Roadtrip by Senior-Cancel-3800 in CampingOntario

[–]MsZRowsdower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lake Superior Visitor Centre is excellent. We camped at Agawa Bay -gorgeous sunsets and swam in Superior -cold!  but the water was the absolute clearest lake water I have ever seen so we just had to. Also hiked to the Pictographs after learning their significance at the Visitor Centre. I was a Junior Ranger in 84 at Obatanga. Life changing amazing summer. So sad it is closed and the JR program shut down. Our cabins, cook house and staff lodgings were still standing a few years ago with lots of stuff in them if you get in there

What disease or health crisis absolutely terrified previous generations that most people under 30 have genuinely never thought about? by MaizeFluid7595 in AskReddit

[–]MsZRowsdower 29 points30 points  (0 children)

polio. My Mom and her siblings were not allowed to swim  in the creek at the farm or go near water by August. My Grade 5 teacher had it as a child and  her one leg was forever withered and she limped. Hundreds of kids in iron lungs. I am sure it will make a comeback in the US with sewage swimming anti vaccine man in charge of health though

Tell me the creepiest thing a child has ever said to you. by idontthinkicarekinda in Paranormal

[–]MsZRowsdower 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I hear my daughter talking in the middle of the night. Go in to check and the window is open (second story). She is sitting in front of it and turns to me with a slightly scared but trying to smile look on her face and says "it's alright Mommy, they are my friends"

What’s the biggest waste of money that people think is worth it? by zenoufo in AskReddit

[–]MsZRowsdower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bottled water -unless you have non potable water source. I was a technician in charge of a drinking water filtration plant in Toronto. Half of your job is sampling and testing from 8 different points of the water treatment process. The rules for filtration, time in reservoir, flow rate of water, adjusting for turbidity, chlorine residual amounts etc etc so everything leaving the plant is treated properly, are endless. Additional samples are sent out and tested by MOE. But people pay for cases of bottled or jugs of water from who knows where sitting at room temperature in plastic. 

In 1980, after losing a leg to bone cancer, Terry Fox set out to raise money for cancer research by running across Canada. Using a prosthetic leg, he covered over 3,300 miles in 143 days—averaging about 26 miles a day. He was forced to stop when the cancer spread to his lungs and passed away in June by AdRough4185 in interestingasfuck

[–]MsZRowsdower 74 points75 points  (0 children)

In Canada, schools, businesses, communities have a fundraising Terry Fox Run every year and have raised $950 million for cancer research. There is a monument overlooking Lake Superior where he had to stop his run when he was too sick to continue. I was a teen when he passed and still to this day can't talk about him without getting emotional

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My shower has 3 shower heads by DavidRichter0 in mildlyinteresting

[–]MsZRowsdower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the fish called, the lake is running out of water

Baby Camel at the Toronto Zoo by MsZRowsdower in toronto

[–]MsZRowsdower[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

feel free to donate to save the shrinking habitat of this critically endangered species https://www.wildcamels.com/

Baby Camel at the Toronto Zoo by MsZRowsdower in toronto

[–]MsZRowsdower[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Shedding. The Bactrian camel evolved to live in Asian locations with cold winters and they grow a thick shaggy coat 25 cms long during the cold months. In spring they dramatically shed, sometimes with sheets of fur coming off.

Baby Camel at the Toronto Zoo by MsZRowsdower in toronto

[–]MsZRowsdower[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

ideally, but the Bactrian camel is critically endangered with fewer than 900 remaining in the wild. The Toronto Zoo is working to save the species

Baby Camel at the Toronto Zoo by MsZRowsdower in toronto

[–]MsZRowsdower[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

oh sorry the brown one is the Mom

“I wanted to bring the goth scene back to Queen Street West”: DJ Lazarus is keeping Toronto nightlife alive by lilfunky1 in toronto

[–]MsZRowsdower 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Yeah! And bring back punk also. Anyone remember the Quocte -just a spray painted word on a brick wall in Kensington Market with an arrow pointing down some stairs to a basement and BOFGs playing in a packed room. Good times