#DYKT Parliament Hill’s buildings have appeared on 29 Canadian bank notes? 😲
The Library of Parliament is featured on this 1923 note all by itself, all that remained after the 1916 fire that levelled Centre Block.🔥

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The parathyroid glands may be tiny, but PTH plays a major role in maintaining calcium balance.

PTH helps regulate calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D. PTH results are often most meaningful when interpreted alongside serum calcium.

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For Manufacturing Day, here’s a materials-themed county fact: Which California county is home to the state’s largest open-pit mine, where borax is mined?

Share your best guess in the comments! 👇

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Vikings weren’t just raiders—they were traders too! ⚔️💰 Coins like this travelled across vast trade routes spanning Europe and beyond.

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This week’s CSAC #FridayFunFact is reaching new highs — and lows! Which California county contains both the highest and lowest points in the state?

Share your best guess in the comments! 👇

♿️ It’s time for another Friday Fun Fact!

Did you know disability activists in Berkeley once used sledgehammers to create their own curb cuts? 🔨

They were literally breaking down barriers to make their communities more accessible.

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Cities of the ancient world often minted their own coins. This tetradrachm is from Leontini (now Lentini) in southeastern Sicily.
🦁 The lion is a pun on the city’s name and the barley grains represent the fertility of the local region. #FridayFunFact

An Agreeable Image.
Placing wildlife on money is a common expression of national identity. As a bonus, featuring one such as a Kiwi is unlikely to cause controversy—at least in New Zealand.
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In 1835, #CharlesDarwin arrived at the Galápagos islands.
His observations of the differences between nearly identical species living on different islands were the foundations of his theory of evolution.
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Detecting albumin in urine can provide an important clue about kidney health sometimes before symptoms appear.

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