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Weird News: What on the Moon?
Here’s a little factoid you may have missed: There are 96 bags of human waste left on the moon from the Apollo space missions.
Co-op Kid's Korner, May 1
Hey kids, enjoy some puzzles and games! The young at heart can enjoy these too!
Salome's Stars: May 1
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Someone you've been close to reveals a secret that could put this relationship at risk.
Funny Stories: Golf Frog
A man was playing golf one sunny afternoon when he hit his ball into a pond.
Fun Fact: Snow Shoes
The practice of wearing large, flattened footwear to disperse the force of a foot hitting the snow, thus keeping one from sinking with every step…
“Our old relationship with the United States... is over,” says Carney in victory speech
In the basement of the Weyburn Legion Hall, Steven Bonk thanked supporters as he was elected in Souris-Moose Mountain with the highest plurality in the country at 83.9 per cent.
Strange But True: Monkey Catapult
In 2010, a group of 15 monkeys escaped from a Japanese research institute by using trees to catapult themselves over a 17-foot-high electrical fence.
Moments in Time: Anti-spitting law
On May 12, 1896, New York City passed America's first anti-spitting law in an effort to combat tuberculosis, imposing fines and even jail time on unruly protesters…
Celebrity Extra: Elizabeth Hurley
Is it true that Billy Ray Cyrus is dating Elizabeth Hurley? I thought he was married.
Best Bites: Corn Dip
When college kids return home for the summer, they spend the first few days catching up on sleep, seeing friends, and eventually dumping out a semester's worth of laundry…
SOUP’S ON!
The Rev Piotr was busy in the kitchen preparing Mulligatawny Soup for the St. George’s Day Dinner on Wednesday, April 23rd.
Co-op Kid's Korner, April 24
Hey kids, enjoy some puzzles and games! The young at heart can enjoy these too!
Salome's Stars: April 24
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Congratulations! With things going the way they are, you should be able to spare some time and take a break from your hectic schedule...
Weird News: Comic Cape
Crush Comics in California’s Castro Valley was burglarized on March 22, CBS News reported. The thief took a display of the store’s most valuable comic books…
Fun Fact: Behind Your Nose
On the roof of the nasal cavity (the space behind your nose) is the "olfactory epithelium," which contains millions of receptors that sense odor molecules.
Kindersley area attracts notable exploration licensing in April Crown land sale
Here’s a switch for you: substantially more money was spent on exploration licences in the Kindersley area than on petroleum and natural gas leases…
Strange But True: Bad Handwriting
Studies have suggested that gifted people often have bad handwriting because their brains work faster than their hands.