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Today in 1871 a hurricane swept up the coast of Labrador, killing  300 people. German companies lose €50 billion and 30,000 jobs a year thanks to industrial spies. The dome on Thomas Jefferson’s home contains a secret billiard room—illegal in Virginia. Friends are valuable, sometimes enemies more so. It’s called the Secret Service, yet everyone knows about it.  Today in 1998 the NWT was divided and Nunavut created. The silent ‘K’ in knife is a diacritic that changes the pronunciation of another syllable. Corn flakes are high in iron, B vitamins thiamin and niacin. Namibia is the driest country in Sub-Saharan Africa. It may be time to diet, if your cereal comes with a lifeguard. Sarah Bernhard introduced the fedora as women's fashion, in 1882 .  Earthlings consume five billion pizzas per annum. Today in 1886, a fire destroyed much of Vancouver. Rolex is the world’s 71st most valuable brand.  Life is complex; so many ...

Today, six million  Lebanese celebrate 75 years of independence from France. The first plastic water bottle was manufactured in 1973 by Dow Chemical. Pine cones have genders. The Little Tikes Cozy Coupe is the #1 selling car in the US-outselling Mustang.  France has detonated 217 nuclear bombs. A Lego block made in 1960 fits flawlessly with one manufactured today. When tofu is frozen, it turns yellow, but returns to white when thawed. This is Thanksgiving Day for our American friends and neighbours.  Smith, Wilson and Robertson are the three most common Scottish patronyms. Today in 2005, Angela Merkel was sworn in as Germany’s first woman chancellor. The Prophet Samuel described forks as part of a spiritual ritual in I Samuel 2:13 Golf balls were once made of leather stuffed with feathers. AWOL from the Periodic Table is the letter “J”. The UN recognizes 180 currencies circulating in 195 countries.  350 years...

Malaysian law allows couples to divorce by text message. On this date in 1882, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture debuted in Moscow. A drop of water has a mass of .050 grams. 28% of South Koreans live in single-person households.  It is a good idea to check with Environment Canada before praying for rain. The Supreme Court ruled that Québec could not separate from Canada without Ottawa's approval, today in 1998. Dried pods from the mesquite tree can be ground into flour for cooking and baking. Chancellor Merkel makes breakfast for her husband, every morning. India’s chefs recognize 36 regional cuisines. Butter v margarine: trust cows more than chemists. President Emmanuel Macron is a prize-winning pianist. The population of Mesquite, Nevada numbers 17,987 souls. This is World Mosquito Day. Cresteta Cumerford  immigrated to the US at 23. She became Head Chef at the White House in 2005. It is possible that fireflies are just mosquitoes w...