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Plate of freshly grilled hotdogs with mustard

10 surprising facts about hot dogs

General

A monarch butterfly rests on a plant

You might not know this about monarch butterflies

Outdoors

10 quirky facts about living in Canada

General

Monopoly board and game pieces.

Check out these four movies based on classic cottage board games

Field of yellow dandelions.

Quiz: Can you tell if these plants are edible?

Outdoors

A stack of pancakes with a pad of butter and syrup on a white plate sitting on a yellow, gingham tablecloth.

6 strangely scientific moments in pancake history

Mishebeshu

20 amazing facts about Lake Huron

Outdoors

Close-up of an Eastern grey squirrel sitting on a tree branch.

5 things you probably didn’t know about squirrels

Outdoors

Close-up of a woman pouring honey from a jar onto a wooden spoon.

15 unbelievable facts about honey

Colourful fireworks lighting up a dark sky.

10 fun facts you probably didn’t know about fireworks

Wooden outhouse in the middle of the woods.

10 things you probably didn’t know about outhouses

Outdoors

Metal bucket attached to a tree for maple syrup tapping, with a wooden sugar shack in the background.

4 things you probably didn’t know about maple syrup

Outdoors

Pair of brown river otters with one standing and putting a paw on the head of the other.

8 fun facts about adorable otters with animated gifs

Outdoors

White-faced scops owl with yellow eyes sitting on a rock with purple flowers in the background.

8 fun facts about owls

Outdoors

Two hot dogs covered in ketchup and mustard.

10 things you might not know about hot dogs

Close-up of a snowflake on a blue background.

5 things you didn’t know about snowflakes

Outdoors