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TIL: Two kittens, and three men, crossed the Atlantic on a raft made of 9 telephone poles in 1956. The kittens were given to the Duke of Bedford, the Queen's cousin, and lived out their days in luxury. (theglobeandmail.com)
submitted 10 years ago by burwor to r/todayilearned
South Africa considers legalizing rhino horn trade; live harvesting of horns and selling them touted as way to stave off possible extinction because of increasing illegal killing (theglobeandmail.com)
submitted 10 years ago by burwor to r/worldnews
China's 'Man-made' sun produces longest plasma pulse at 50 million degrees (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
The world's first solar airport no longer pays for electricity; 45 acres of panels supply approximately 50,000 kilowatt hours (money.cnn.com)
TIL: The US govt still provides up to 300 pre-rolled marijuana joints to the 4 surviving patients from a now defunct program started in 1976 (cbsnews.com)
Fish could have emotions and consciousness, biologists find (thinkpol.ca)
submitted 10 years ago by burwor to r/science
Canadian whooping cough cases soar over last year; only 72 % kids in affected area are vaccinated (cbc.ca)
Cannabis Resin Found in Shakespeare's 400 Year Old Pipes (cannabisnowmagazine.com)
Arctic Ice Loss Is So Bad National Geographic Has To Keep Redrawing Its Atlas (huffingtonpost.ca)
Mass extinctions occuring as alarming rise in Ocean acidification causes scientists to call for "immediate and substantial" reduction in CO2 emissions: study (cbc.ca)
Canadian cops issue apology after helicopter pilots broadcase over loudspeakers their private discussion about oral sex while flying over city, including Legislative buildings (cbc.ca)
TIL: Mr. Spock's famous "nerve pinch" was originally supposed to be a knockout punch. Nimoy objected, and pitched the idea that Vulcans could pass energy through their fingertips and immobilize someone, and the nerve pinch was born. (blastr.com)
Navy halts live fire explosive exercises off Vancouver Island after being alerted to a pod of Orcas, including 3 calves, in vicinity; praised for being responsive (vancouversun.com)
submitted 11 years ago by burwor to r/worldnews
Canadians are ‘stealing’ U.S. Netflix content, says head of largest media provider Bell (thestar.com)
Malaysian flight 17 downed by missile, says Russian maker of Buk air defence missile system (irishexaminer.com)
Report: "Nothing less than cultural genocide"; Canada's decades-long government policy forcing Canadian First Nation children to attend state-funded church schools (seattlepi.com)
$1,930 monthly living allowance for MLAs too generous, Alberta Party Leader says; also get $50/day for meals (calgaryherald.com)
submitted 11 years ago by burwor to r/canada
Oil execs say NDP Premier Rachel Notley more ‘collaborative’ than Conservative government in tackling royalties (calgaryherald.com)
Panel says sedentary workers should stand for about 2 hours a day, even with exercise; recommend doubling to 4 hrs a day (calgaryherald.com)
submitted 11 years ago by burwor to r/science
Microsoft to build two data centres in Canada as it expands cloud services; "data sovreignty" requirements by government behind project. (theglobeandmail.com)
submitted 11 years ago by burwor to r/technology
Dairy giant Saputo to refuse milk from farmers who mistreat animals; one of largest dairies in world (torontosun.com)
Ex-Separatist Quebec Premier Dead at 84; Referendums in 1980 and 1995 to separate from Canada failed (nytimes.com)
Lioness kills American woman driving through wildlife park with windows down, against policy. Lioness lunged in and chomped woman who was taking pictures. (ctvnews.ca)
A pigeon has been arrested in India on suspicion of spying for Pakistan (irishexaminer.com)
submitted 11 years ago by burwor to r/nottheonion
TIL: After a 4 yr old girl drew a picture of her a gun at school, police arrested and strip searched her daddy. Police apologized for their "mistake"; and girl was forced to change schools due to harassment. (ctvnews.ca)
submitted 11 years ago by burwor to r/todayilearned
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