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20 September 2018

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Latrophobes suffer from the irrational fear of doctors. Newborn baby snakes are called hatchlings or neonates. A full cord of firewood measures 1.2 metres tall, 2.4 metres long and 1.2 metres deep. A year ago today, Category 4 Hurricane Maria hit the Commonwealthl of Puerto Rico. Three teen pranksters were arrested for tipping a heifer but they got off on a technicowlity. Labrador was named by João Fernandes, a Portuguese explorer. Wolverine State lawyers lead the US in media advertising. In 94 sleeps, Saint Nick will clamber down your chimney. The nation’s top show, Hockey Night in Canada is 87 years old—televised for the past 66. NHL players wear numbers because it is impossible to match bodies to dental records. ‘Bob’s your uncle’, meaning ‘as simple as can be’ entered the Canadian lexicon in 1887. We express 19 different kinds of smiles yet only six denote happiness. E.D Smith, maker of the country’s favourite jams and jellies for 136...