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Tonight is the peak of meteor shower season. Lithuania's Official National Sport is basketball. The first paper straw was made by winding a strip of paper around a pencil. StatsCan says 3 174 of us have chosen assisted death since the law was enacted in 2017. Basketball players want drug tests to be multiple choice. The name Mary is derived from Hebrew; it means 'bitter'.  During World War Two, Italians made synthetic wool from milk.  This is the 201st Royal St. John's Regatta, the continent's oldest continuous sporting event. A group of porcupines is called a prickle. To make a racing shell look younger, treat it with boat-tox. Prince Edward Island has six Francophone schools. Canadians generate 31 million tonnes of garbage a year; we only recycle 30%. 168 years ago today, Isaac Singer received a patent for a 'sewing machine'. 90 years ago, 7up was introduced under the name Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda.  My neighbour worke...

Christmas is coming: this is the 158th day of the year.  Seagulls live on all seven continents. Thank Benito Mussolini. On this date in 1929, Vatican City became a sovereign nation. The Guinness Book of World Records is published in 23 languages. Gentleman: Someone who knows how to play  the accordion but doesn’t.  There are no public washrooms in Peru. The average fruit fly’s lifespan is 40 to 50 days.  76 years ago today, Japanese troops stormed Alaska. Located in North Pelham, Ontario—Canada’s oldest maple tree has marked 500 birthdays. 100% of all who were surveyed strongly agree that toilet tissue is a ripoff. Canadians make Cashmere the best-selling  brand of bathroom tissue. Women may not change their last names to their husbands’ in Québec and Greece. At 27.1%, Australians rank first as consumers of the world’s methamphetamine production.  Orthodontic braces have been used to straighten teeth since 172...