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Pullets become hens once they are old enough to lay eggs. 3.7 million Americans claim to have been abducted by space aliens.  Introduced into England in the Twelfth Century, sugar was taxed as a spice. Newfoundland switched its currency from Sterling to the decimal system in 1865. Wrong numbers are never busy.  it costs 30¢ to operate an electric blanket for ten hours.  The “A” and “W” in A&W Root Beer stands for Alan and Wright. There may be as many as 100,000 illegal aliens in Canada. Zippity-doo-dah! Tokyo Disneyland employs more than 20,000 people. Gambling addiction hotlines would do so much better if every fifth caller was a winner. Today in 1789, George Washington was sworn in as President of the United States of America. Gyromancers walk in circles until falling from dizziness. The position of the fall predicts future events. Oy! There are 3 million Yiddish speakers.  The US Strategic Command reports 17,852 obje...

The fine for whistling on a Sunday in Salt Lake City is $1,000. There are 16 million tractors on the planet. Fingernails grow twice as fast as toenails.  On this date in 1990, the Berlin Wall met with wrecking cranes.  If you notice an onion ring, then answer it. People express six basic emotions. The world’s first police car appeared on the streets of Akron, Ohio in 1899.  Quaker Oats is owned by PepsiCo.  Switzerland is home to 216 banking institutions.  Folks who can’t eat rice with their curry are most likely basmatic.  Egypt and Peru hold national elections on Sundays. A lemon tree produces 300 kilos of fruit a year. Bell Canada was incorporated on this date in 1880. The World Wildlife Fund has counted 3,890 tigers in the world’s jungles.  Toblerone chocolate bars are triangular in shape so they will fit in the box. 255 babies are born every minute of every day.  Beating bananas--three t...

In 2016, the United States imported $568 million worth of umbrellas from China. A newborn gerbil is called a pup. On election day, voters choose among ten political parties in Luxembourg. It is estimated that the National Rifle Association has 5 million paid members. Before it is too late, we must demand stiffer laws regarding pun control.  Indonesia is comprised of 18,307 islands.  There will be 53 Mondays this year—a phenomenon that will next appear in 2024. Jacob’s Ladder has 70 rungs, according to some rabbinical schools of thought. Tunisians have the planet’s lowest gun ownership with .01 firearms per hundred people. The easiest way to overachieve is to aim low.  According to CNN, there are 83 million fake profiles on Facebook.  Jeep manufactures vehicles in the US, Mexico, China, Brazil, Italy and Venezuela.  On this date in 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk announced a vaccine to prevent polio. Present and accounted for, 5...

A group of lizards is called a lounge. Today, in 1937, the first Social Security cheques were issued  to Americans.  Save the date: 8 August is the UN’s International Day of the Cat. Volvo builds automobiles in Sweden, Belgium, The Netherlands, China and Thailand. A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking. Omnists believe in all religions. In Queensland, it is illegal to own a rabbit unless you are a magician. The chainsaw first appeared in medical literature in 1785 as a child birthing aid.  Once called the Cannibal Isles, European sailors refused to step foot on Fiji, for fear of being invited to lunch. No one is overweight, some people are just easier to see.  The world’s fair opened in Montréal on this date. Expo ’67 was the crown jewel of Canada’s 100th birthday celebrations. Rich in Vitamin C, parsnips are biennials.  Gelotology is the scientific study of laughter. There are no horses in Rwanda....

Canadians guzzled $9.2 billion worth of beer last year. Diversity is the art of thinking independently-together. There is no flight without wings. In 2012, an Air Canada jet dropped from 11 000 to 1 200 metres, in response to an SOS, off the coast of  Australia. The ship was located 25 minutes later.  A miss is as good as a mister. Hawaii’s last pineapple processing plant was canned in 2006. Orthographists study the written form of language.  Dog owners outnumber cat owners by a mite more than 200,000 in the United States. Rescue cats are like toilet paper: Good for the planet but scratchy.  Midwives are known to help people out. At 53%, residents of Rhode Island and Minnesota are the least likely to have pets. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. It is never too late to give up prejudice. Delta Airlines allows passengers from Hawaii to board with a box or bag of pineapples at no charge. Some people are sufficientl...

Moses gave a shout out to the noble leek in the Book of Numbers . Britain’s Telegraph 15-nation survey reveals Germans, Russians and Turks rank last in sense of humour. A group of newborn baby bunnies is called a fluffle.  Chile has the lowest birthrate in South America.  You know people are poor when they can’t afford to pay attention. Today in 1959, Elizabeth II and Dwight D. Eisenhower were in Québec, on the HMY Britannia, to open the $430 million St. Lawrence Seaway.  Selling ten billion a year, French law limits a baguette to three ingredients: flour, yeast and salt. A group of pugs is called a grumble. Production amounts to 400 million a day—the best selling confection in the United States is M&Ms. Aim high and you will never shoot yourself in the foot. From St. John’s to Victoria, today is National Zucchini Bread Day. The second most common surname in India is Kumar. Sawists flock to California to compete in the Sa...