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On this date in 1949, the Communist Democratic Republic of Germany was created. A goldfish has an attention span of nine seconds; a human’s span is eight.  Mercedes-Benz is the world’s number one truck manufacturer. A traditional Hindu wedding can take seven days.  They get boiling mad, give off some steam: that's the life of ice cubes. Carnegie funded 2,519 libraries in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. 85% of all plant life grows under water.  Air France came into existence on this day in 1933. It is no stretch of the imagination—elastic was invented in 1820. The Titanic didn’t have enough lifeboats-and that was just the tip of the iceberg. Silk is hypoallergenic.  The Airbus A380 can carry 853 passengers.  It is the sulphuric acid in an onion that makes us cry.  255 years ago today, the Nova Scotia legislature convened for the first time. Take a number to keep your wait under control....

Syria’s leading agricultural export is cotton.  Wednesday’s child is full of woe. On this date in 1568, The Netherlands declared independence from Spain. Georgia’s official state food is grits.  Rain before seven stops by eleven.  In 1973, Little Green Sprout became buddies with the Jolly Green Giant. Chickens cannot swim. Hockey pucks are made of vulcanized rubber.  The Seventh-day Adventist Church organized in Battle Creek, Michigan on this date, in 1863. Ring around the sun, time for fun. Ring around the moon, storm coming soon. The Big Dipper is called ’The Plough’ in Britain.  At the rate of 2.1% a year, Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion.  The Liberal Party’s nickname, ‘Grits’ comes from slang, meaning to be firm in character.  Air France flies to 168 destinations in 93 countries. Clear moon, frost soon. The international boundary between Mexico and the USA is the second longest...