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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Imagine going on a long trip on a bus… and then the bus pulls over… and the driver gets out… and checks into a hotel room!
That’s what happened in a small town in Northern Ontario recently. More than 100 passengers were stuck on the Greyhound bus for more than 14 hours.
They were heading west from White River, Ont., when they pulled into a gas station. The driver got out and told the passengers to “sit tight.” Then he checked into a hotel.
Scientists have figured out that the bones of an ancient teenager, buried near Britain’s mysterious Stonehenge monument, came from hundreds of kilometers away.
The wealthy teen was buried with a string of amber beads around his neck. He is known to researchers as “the boy with the amber necklace.”
He originally came from The Mediterranean, and was likely a tourist, visiting Stonehenge much as people do today—as a tourist destination.
Canada is leading the way in “barcoding” all animals on earth.
Scientists around the world are undertaking a massive project to help protect animals. And Canadians (in fact, Torontonians) are leading the way.
One day, the project will allow you to point your camera phone at an animal or a bug and a screen will pop up with the name of the species and a description of it.
Another Harry Potter adventure?
Might Harry Potter be called into service again, to keep the wizarding (and Muggle) world safe from the likes of Voldemort and his accomplices?
The answer is: “maybe.”
Platform 9-3/4 really exists. Here’s a magical picture from the muggle world. This picture was taken at the real-life King’s Cross station in London, England. Harry Potter fans will recognize Platform 9-3/4 as the magical spot in the wall Hogwarts […]
Saving words from “extinction.” What would you do if someone called you a “snollygoster”? Would you feel flattered or insulted? “Snollygoster” isn’t a word you hear every day. In fact, almost no one uses it anymore. And that’s the problem, […]
A PROUD NATION FORCED TO ASK FOR MONEY Ireland is a proud, independent nation. Historically, it suffered a long and painful struggle for independence from Britain. This week, however, Ireland’s government had to admit that it’s going broke. Its banks […]
He’s second in line to the British throne. She works for a children’s party-supplies store. They recently got engaged, and it’s likely that one day he will be King of England and she will be his Queen. Prince William proposed […]
A new Internet TV show lets viewers run someone’s life. Cameras are pointed at 25-year-old Tristan Couvares, following his every move. Viewers can watch what he does, for 18 hours a day, on the Internet. The twist is, they can also be […]
You’re standing in front of a billboard. Suddenly, it changes and the screen displays an advertisement for fruit roll-ups, then one for the new Harry Potter movie, and then one for Monopoly. It’s almost as if the billboard knows what […]
