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This is Independence Day in São Tomé & Principe, cutting ties with Portugal in 1975. 66% of the world's 130 million bicycles are produced in China. The majority of disposable earplugs are made of memory foam. Anne of Green Gables has been required reading in Japanese schools since 1952. Catholic astronauts in outer space can't take part in Communion--there is no mass. It's war. Today in 1812, American troops invaded us, capturing Sandwich (Windsor, ON). A freshly cut cucumber not only doubles as shoe polish but makes footwear waterproof. At more than 140,000 a year, Chinese are by far, the most to seek asylum in the US.  The optimal temperature for sleep is between 15°C and 19C. My neighbour was up all night. He couldn't remember if he had insomnia or amnesia. Spruce is a good source of Vitamin C. At this very moment, 20,000 teddy bears are being auctioned on eBay.  The Governor General appoints the 105 Senators who sit in the Red ...

Belgian priest Father Georges Lemaître postulated The Big Bang Theory in 1927. It was a black day in July-the Detroit Riot-began today in 1967. 43 died, 342 injured 1,400 buildings burnt. Trans-Canada Air began flights to the UK, carrying mail and military personnel, on this date in 1943. As a child, Narendra Modi, India’s 14th Prime Minister, helped his father sell tea. The first satellite to orbit Earth was the moon. More than 13,500 Canadians have served in Afghanistan since 2002--lest we forget. There are 20 fields of veterinary dentistry.  Jack and Jill first went up the hill in the 1760s. Americans fill prescriptions at any of 67,000 pharmacies. Panamanians identify dental care as a ‘route canal’.  Today in 1974, the Bank of Canada hiked the lending rate to 9.4%. Forbes  fingers Xi, Putin, Trump and Merkel as Earth's most powerful people. Germany and France are the world’s leading producers of biodiesel.  Louis XV g...