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Tag Archives: Canada
Dai Vernon – The Man Who Fooled Houdini
Dai Vernon (June 11, 1894 – August 21, 1992) – born David Frederick Wingfield Verner, in Ottawa,Canada, was and still is known for his contributions to the world of magic. Vernon’s interest in magic was passed down to him … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Inventions, Wartime
Tagged 3 Card Monty, a little child should lead them, Allen Kennedy, California, Canada, cardistry, Carnagie, Charlie Miller, Cups and Balls, Dai Vernon, David Frederick Wingfield Verner, Hand of Fate, Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, ice cream, Los Angeles, magic, Magic Castle, magician, Ontario, Ottawa, sleight-of-hand, The Cone and Ball, The Expert At The Table, The Spirit of Magic
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A World Discovered: Unit 1
A World Discovered – by L.A ‘Code’ & E. L. Daniher Illustrated by M. ‘Lovejoy’ & S. Flannery Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Worldcat Identities: A World … Continue reading
Posted in Inventions
Tagged A World Discovered, August 1954, August 1960, August 1963, August 1964, British, Canada, December 1957, E L Daniher, England, geography, Into the Antarctic, Into the Arctic, Into the Dark Continent, J M Dent and Sons Canada Limited, L A Code, M. Lovejoy, Ontario, Publishing, S. Flannery, The Secrets of the Frozen Seas, The South Seas, The the East Round Africa, The West Learns About The East, Through the Darkest Africa, To the East Across the Atlantic, To the East by Cape Horn, Toe the East Through the Arctic, Toronto, UK, Vancouver
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Something to Chew On – Giant Ancient Camel Remains Discovered in Canadian Arctic
“It was a really different world then,” says Rybczynski. Continue reading
Posted in Relics & Artifacts
Tagged Alaska, ancient, bones, Bonnechere Museum, Boreal Forest, camel, Canada, Canadian Museum of Nature, climate change, Dalhousie University, fossils, Fyles Lead Bed sit, Geological Survey of Canada, High Arctic, Milankovitch Cycles, Northwest Passage, Province of Ontario, Strathcona Fiord, The Ellesmere camel, tropical, tropics, University of Manchester, Yukon
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Canadian Apple Pie
Bonne Entente The advantages of living with two cultures Strike one at every turn, Especially when one finds a notice in the office building: “This elevator will not run on Ascension Day’; Or reads in the Montreal Star: “Tomorrow being … Continue reading
Posted in Literature
Tagged Anglais, Apple Pie, Bilingual, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Culture, English, F.R. Scott, Francais, French, Poetry, Quebec, Recipe, Tarte Aux Pommes Profondes
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