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This is Veterans’ Day in Sweden. Moose have been clocked swimming at 9.5 kph.  India ink is composed of soot and water. Former Prime Minister Jean Chretièn is an accomplished trombone player. I sink, therefore I swam. The golf tee was patented in 1899 by Dr. George Grant, son of slaves, freed by Lincoln. Meaning ‘to mislead’, the expression ‘red herring’ entered the lexicon in 1807. Today in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzig Norgay were first to reach the top of Mt. Everest. The CAA boasts more than 6.2 million members.  My neighbour skidded, flipped his car-was found in a field by stray cows-they didn't call 911. Iceland’s unicameral Althing , currently has  63 Members of Parliament.  Today in 1968,  Presbyterians ordained Shirley Jeffery. She served in London, ON. Grease is a semisolid lubricant, composed of soap, emulsified with mineral or vegetable oil. The population of the Kingdom of Morocco is 34,740,000. When...

Today in 1971, Pierre Trudeau wed Margaret Sinclair; the first PM to marry while in office. Hanoi is home to 7.4 million people. Bambi was born in 1923. Graphite is used in pencils, lubricants, electrodes, batteries and solar panels. My neighbour was married by a judge; he should have asked for a jury.  There are seven shapes of the human face.  The Federal Government maintains more than 50 atomic bomb fallout shelters. Australian orange production is pegged at 480,000 tonnes. Anteaters have no teeth.  My neighbour makes jokes about Armageddon like there’s no tomorrow. The Catholic Church is Earth’s No. 1 landowner--71.6 million hectares is larger than France. Umbra and penumbra are the two types of shadows. The RCMP announced today in 1969 a plan to phase out dogsled teams for snowmobiles. Belly dancing is a non-impact, weight-bearing exercise, suitable for all ages. It is impossible to shed light on the topic of shadows....