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Morning Start: Did you know a single country owns every panda bear you see at the zoo?

Your morning start for Monday, November 25th, 2019
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(Daniel Taylor - Kelowna Capital News)

Temperatures are cooling down to around zero this week.

Fun Fact of the day:

All giant pandas in zoos around the world are on loan from China.

The panda at your local zoo may look like it’s at home in its cozy sanctuary. But unless you live in China, the pandas that you’re seeing are just visiting. That’s because every one of the gentle giants in zoos around the world are on loan from China. Yes, they’re technically the property of the government of China, according to Vox.

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In case you missed it (ICYMI):

The Rockets finished off their weekend road trip to the United States with a 2-1 victory over the Tri-City Americans at the Toyota Centre in Kennewick, Wash on Saturday. Read the story here.

Video of the day:

Nothing like a quick game of 1-on-1 at the office.

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