#GetFact'd: No fan of rats? Canada might be the place for you
Also....are mythical beasts still roaming the streets of China?
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And it always leaves Keri and Sky intrigued...
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In 1995, panic struck the city of Taiyuan in China after a TV ad warned residents of a "mythical beast" roaming the streets, advising people to stay indoors and board up their homes. Residents were quite miffed when it was later revealed to be a promotional advert for an upcoming beer brand.
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The leotard is named after Jules Leotard, a flying trapeze artist. According to History today, the French acrobat was the first to performed flying trapeze act. This was an athlete who ‘flies through the air with the greatest of ease’ in the music hall song.
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The Canadian province of Alberta does not have any rats. What is does have thought, is an armed border patrol for rats, tons of poison and traps all over as the local population looks to keep this furry little things from invading their space. The few rats which do make it through are swiftly exterminated.
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