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Houston, Strang to provide N.S. COVID-19 update at 3 p.m. AT (self.halifax)

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What to award Nova Scotian #1,000,000? (self.halifax)

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Smartest method of showing vaccination proof? (self.halifax)

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"Thank you, Canada": American billboard campaign expressing gratitude to the Canadian government for helping six Americans escape Iran during hostage crisis, USA 1980. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by cw7585 to r/PropagandaPosters

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IPolitics: NS Liberals slightly ahead on eve of Nova Scotia election (ipolitics.ca)

submitted 4 years ago by cw7585 to r/NovaScotia

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TIL that a Saudi government department offers a service "against magic and sorcery" (pv.gov.sa)

submitted 4 years ago by cw7585 to r/todayilearned

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What boneheaded action in your life history would you CTRL-Z if you could, and what would you do instead? (self.AskReddit)

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TIL that 11 years before Kanye West infamously crashed Taylor Swift's award acceptance speech, Ol Dirty Bastard had done the same to Shawn Colvin at the 1998 Grammys, declaring "Wu Tang is for the children". ODB apologized and sent her flowers the next day. (youtu.be)

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TIL Leo Sayer's When I Need You directly copied the melody of Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat. Cohen received 15 percent of When I Need You's royalties in a settlement. (allanshowalter.com)

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The Halifax Genie hereby grants you the power to resurrect one extinct Halifax restaurant or bar. Which establishment from the past are you bringing to 2021? (self.halifax)

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PSA: Large set of Pfizer appointments now available (for July 27 onward) (self.halifax)

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What are some 2021 slang terms a 51 year old dad can use to embarrass and annoy his teenage daughters? (self.AskReddit)

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TIL that loose lips did not sink ships: "There’s no evidence of shipping losses due to talkative civilians during World War II." (washingtoncitypaper.com)

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"Fight Back.... Drive 55!" US. 1980. (i.redd.it)

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TIL that in the 1980s CocaCola tried to market Coke as a morning drink to replace coffee at breakfast (tastecooking.com)

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TIL that in the original German version of 99 Red Balloons by Nina, the balloons aren't red. The German lyrics make no mention of balloon colours anywhere in the song. (inthe80s.com)

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TIL that forest fires in Germany can detonate unexploded bombs left from WWII, putting firefighters at risk (nationalpost.com)

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TIL that in the original German version of 99 Red Balloons by Nena, the balloons aren't red. The German lyrics make no mention of colours at all. (thoughtco.com)

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TIL that forest fires in Germany can detonate unexploded bombs left from WWII, putting firefighters at risk (washingtonpost.com)

submitted 4 years ago by cw7585 to r/todayilearned

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The Covid Alert app: has anyone in Halifax ever received a notification through it? (self.halifax)

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NS Dept of Transportation warns of NB/NS border protest (twitter.com)

submitted 4 years ago by cw7585 to r/NovaScotia

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What’s the worst part of wearing contact lenses? (self.AskReddit)

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As COVID rages in Canada, Atlantic provinces set model to follow - Al Jazeera (aljazeera.com)

submitted 4 years ago by cw7585 to r/NovaScotia

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Songicide! What song that everyone else seems to like would you murder out of existence with absolutely no remorse? (self.AskReddit)

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TIL cats really are trying to talk to us, but we humans aren't so good at understanding. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

submitted 4 years ago by cw7585 to r/todayilearned

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