Things I learned lately 23 Aug

• Researchers calculated that if the entire US stopped eating meat, it'd be like taking 60 million cars off the road (re: greenhouse gas emissions).
• In Indiana it is illegal to attend a public event or use public transport within 4 hours of eating an onion or garlic.
• In Oak Bay, BC, you can be fined $100 if your parrot talks too loud.
• Some Canadian freight trains are as long as 4.3 km (14,000 ft).
• Of the 7 major freight train companies in North America, Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Canadian National (CN), Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern, only CN can service coast to coast.
• More than 250,000 people have signed a petition renaming the stretch of 5th Avenue from 56th to 57th Street renamed. If it is successful, Trump Tower's new street address will be '725 President Barack H Obama Avenue'.
• The Frigidaire appliance brand is owned by AB Electrolux.
• The 2013 Chevy Impala was the last passenger car sold in North America to feature a front bench seat, a feature once commonplace in automobiles.
• There are several long 10 letter words that you can spell using only the top row of a QWERTY format keyboard such as proprietor, repertoire, and—fittingly enough—typewriter.