Roller skating, why you might be cutting steak with wood soon and more

Fascinating stories, fun facts and intriguing trivia from CBC. View this email in your browser Thursday, October 28, 2021 LIFE From TikTok to the parking lot, why 2021 was the year of the roller skating renaissance Folks across the country are lacing up — here's where they're going.  READ NOW ARTS 'The truth about the race card': Vivek Shraya asks the hard questions through poetry Poets unflinchingly face the world in its complexity in Poetry on the Mainstage for the Frankfurt Book Fair. READ NOW GEM War of the Worlds A modern re-imagining of the timeless classic by H.G. Wells, reveals a catastrophic attack on Earth by intelligent extraterrestrial life and the struggle of the world's human survivors. WATCH NOW QUIRKS & QUARKS Scientists have found a way to harden wood to make a knife that rivals steel The process uses chemistry and pressure to make wood 23 times harder. LISTEN NOW Follow us View in browser Preferences Feedback Unsubscribe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 250 Front St. W, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3G5 cbc.radio-canada.ca | radio-canada.ca | cbc.ca