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Wild turkeys are taking over Ottawa, more at least for some it feels that way.

There's two tombs that are strutting their stuff, yeah.

They go after people at bus stops, they are by your car when you arrive home. He just sat there patiently and put the slinger on his butt and popped them right out.

Two families are in shock after a pickup truck with two peacocks inside was stolen from a hotel parking lot over the weekend.

You are listening to Keep Canada Weird.

Handsome Aaron Airport. We're back yet again to keep Canada weird by seeking out and highlighting all the unique and offbeat stories that played out across this great nation over the past week.

But let me ask you, how many times have we done this, including tonight?

Oh, um, once.

This is our 211th episode of Keep Canada Weird, and that doesn't count all the mailbags,

like the one we just released a couple days back, and all the special episodes and spin-offs we've done.

We're here for episode 211 of Keep Canada Weird, and that's a special number.

Not because 211 is some area code of some amazing, interesting place with a storied history,

but 211 is an interesting phone number.

Can I tell you a bit about it?

Yeah, go ahead, yeah.

I've got about 25 minutes or so.

Go ahead. I'm going to make it quick. So I've been choosing the episode numbers and trying to find

an interesting area code or mathematical feature of the number. With 211, we truly have an interesting

number. And I actually learned a little bit about something. 211 or 211 is a special three-digit abbreviated dialing code in Canada as well as the United States

that can be used to access local information and referral services to health, human, and social service organizations.

Like I've heard of 411 for information, 9-1-1 for emergencies.

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