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Today in 1980,  cancer ended Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope--after 5,000 km and 135 days. Citizens of Malta retire at age 63. Baxter was originally the feminine form of Baker. The science of extraterrestrial life is called exobiology.  A stereo made of chocolate cake is a gâteau blaster. September had 29 days until Julian calendar reform added a day. Québecair was privatized today, in 1987. 4.8 million dairy cows graze in New Zealand's pastures. The Bridge of Avignon is 900 metres long. When travelling on a cramped plane, beware of jet leg. 13% of the Amazon Rainforest lies in Peru. Nazi Germany invaded Poland today in 1939, plunging the world into six years of war. The number of child labourers is more than 168 million. Bombardier, Inc. is 77 years old. Life is a zoo in a jungle. Today in 1971, British Columbia became the first province to ban tobacco advertising. To call is the act of sending out the voice to attract the attention of anothe...

Today in 1667, Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys conducted the first successful blood transfusion. 50% of Alberta is forested. The CIA spent $20 million training a cat to spy on the USSR but kitty was crushed by a cab on its maiden mission. 8.45 million millenarian, non-Trinitarian Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusions. Angoraphobia is the irrational fear of fuzzy sweaters. There are 199 days left in 2018. High stress levels can trigger back pain.  The RCAF Snowbirds have thrilled spectators for 47 years. Bulgaria is the only European nation that has kept the same name—since 681 AD. Should your enemies offend you, buy each of their children a drum set.  June’s flower is the rose. Yellow ones symbolize friendship. 2.4 million Canadians suffer from asthma. The Indian Ocean is Earth’s warmest.  Vespa has manufactured more than 18 million scooters since 1946. The sooner you fall behind, the more time you’ll have to catch up. ...