16 May 2018




McDonald’s served up its first Happy Meals to American kids in 1979. 
The scientific unit of sound intensity is the decibel. 1/10th of a bel, it is named for Alexander Graham Bell. 
79% of Botswana’s citizens are Christian. 
It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are ingenious.

DNA debuted in The Law Courts in 1986, when a UK teen's genetic code exonerated him of committing two horrific murders.  
The world’s largest teddy bear, stitched together in 2008, is 16.8 metres tall. 
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” ~Martin Luther King
At its peak in 1944, a total of 16,000 Gestapo policed 66 million people.
Millions have studied diplomacy at the School of Smith & Wesson. 


The nation’s largest, Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River Valley Parks System is a 18,000-hectare ‘ribbon of green’ that threads its way through Alberta’s capital.
Jamaicans have been producing fine wines for more than 100 years. 
Capitol Hill’s budget for the Federal Bureau of Investigation is USD$8.8 billion.
In Asia, it is a culinary faux-pas to mix wasabi with soy sauce. 
Universities grant diplomas—not brains. 


Percy Trusdale invented the gumdrop in 1801.
According to 2017 FIFA statistics, 240 million people play football in 200 nations. 
With a population of 10,000, Nauru is the smallest member of the British Commonwealth.
Today in 1945, the Soviet Red Army stumbled into the charred remains of Der Feurher and entourage.
Queen Elizabeth II may reign long enough to outlive her kingdom. 





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