Good morning, today is 4/20, the annual international celebration of marijuana.
Fun Fact of the day:
Denver, Colorado, has a Mile Marker that reads “419.99” because of sign thieves.
In 2013, the state of Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" because people kept stealing it. pic.twitter.com/5QEKkPWRKw
— UberFacts (@UberFacts) February 27, 2019
In 2014, the Colorado Department of Transportation replaced mile marker 420 on Interstate 70, east of Denver, with a 419.99 mile marker to deter all the would-be thieves who’d like a green 420 sign for their bedroom wall.
Weather forecast according to Environment Canada:
The weather is just getting better and better.
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In case you missed it:
The Kelowna RCMP are investigating the death of a young child who passed away after being struck by a vehicle on Sunday afternoon.
On April 19, just after 2:45 p.m., the Kelowna RCMP responded to a call from the BC Emergency Health Services regarding a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian in the 500 blocks of McCurdy Road in Kelowna.
The pedestrian, a young child, has since been pronounced dead.
Child dies after being struck by vehicle in #Kelowna https://t.co/HPnoh4ciZd
— Kelowna Capital News (@KelownaCapNews) April 20, 2020
Video of the day:
HOP TO IT: A kangaroo had the run of the city of Adelaide as residents stayed inside to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. https://t.co/hhunOkr7Hq pic.twitter.com/0O4ZAw1Sa1
— ABC News (@ABC) April 20, 2020
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