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Shipment of emus swam to mainland New South Wales now thriving at Potato Point (www.abc.net.au)
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The trilliums are up here in the boreal forest. (lemmy.ca)
 
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A few years old, but one of my favourite feel-good clips (www.youtube.com)
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How a tipster tracked a U.S. fugitive 'psychic' to Toronto after a 21-year search (www.cbc.ca)
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Dr. Oz, billionaire John Catsimatidis offer to take B.C. ostriches ordered killed due to avian flu (www.cbc.ca)
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The curse of Toumaï: an ancient skull, a disputed femur and a bitter feud over humanity’s origins (www.theguardian.com)
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I got fired from my job at an orange juice factory. (lemmy.ca)
 

I just couldn't concentrate.

Canadian wins 100-km ultramarathon while stopping to breastfeed her baby along the way in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

An ultramarathon is anything longer than 42 km.

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TIL the pope used to have a navy. (www.usni.org)
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TIL guide dogs for the blind are called seeing eye dogs because they originally came from an organization called The Seeing Eye. (seeingeye.org)
What are commonly used idioms/metaphors that make no sense to anyone who knows about the topic they come from? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Sleep like a baby. That is not what I'd consider a good night's sleep.

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Why one branch on the human family tree replaced all the others | Aeon Essays (aeon.co)
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US ranks first in swearing (www.popsci.com)
Histoire de Toy - Trailer for Toy Story translated into New Brunswickise. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I loved that one.

Histoire de Toy - Trailer for Toy Story translated into New Brunswickise. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Pas de sweat.

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Histoire de Toy - Trailer for Toy Story translated into New Brunswickise. (www.youtube.com)
What product price raise have you really noticed with cost of living going up? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago

Haven't noticed anything really. Perhaps, with the removal of the carbon tax (thus lowering the price of gas) transportation costs have edged prices down.

Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Canada got rid of the penny 12 years ago. Hardly raised an eyebrow.

What tools or resources do you wish existed? in c/[email protected]
What tools or resources do you wish existed? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Neighbourhood tool cooperative. Some tools I use once or twice a year. It would be nice if a garage in the neighbourhood would have them to borrow.

Celsius and Metric users of Lemmy, is there any cute tips or sayings that help generalize a measurement? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (11 children)

A good base is knowing milli is a thousandth and kilo is a 1000 1000 milligram = a gram, 1000 grams = a kilogram 1000 millililters = a liter, 1000 liters = a kiloliter 1000 millimeters = a meter, 1000 meters = a kilometer

Plus, they're all connected. 1 gram of water is 1 milliliter and takes up 1 cubic centimeter.

Do you or would you like to own a barrel? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They're great for making docks.

Do you believe in free will? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have no choice but to believe in it.

MEC back under Canadian ownership after 5 years of U.S. management in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Glad to hear. Great store.

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