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The hurdy-gurdy first appeared in the Eleventh Century. 52% of canned tuna is used in sandwiches. It was in 1813 that Peter Piper began to pick his peck of pickled peppers.  Eastman Kodak employs 8,000 people; last year it reported revenue of USD$2 billion.  My neighbour has a penchant for violence; he always wants club sandwiches.  Today in 1916, Manitoba became the first province to grant women the vote. Common seals do not have ears. The Berlin Wall--140 kilometres long--protected East Germans from western Fascism. In 1975, the ‘must have’ collectable was the Pet Rock; at USD$4; 1.75 million were sold.  A lost sock in the dryer comes back as a Tupperware lid that won't fit any of your containers. The most common name for dogs in Germany is Adler. Cauliflower heads are packed with round or spiky curds. Least valuable currencies: Iranian Rial, the Vietnamese Dong and the Sāo Toméan Dobra.   Education for Old Order...

Today is Independence Day in Cambodia, it gained independence from France in 1953. 26.7% of the United Arab Emirates’ population is female, the lowest in the world. The Eiffel Tower has 2.5 million rivets.  The treadmill was originally a torture device for prisoners. Parisian frogs routinely feast on French flies.  Bees can fly higher than Mt. Everest. Bananas grow upside down. Elastic bands last longer when refrigerated. The Berlin Wall fell on this date in 1989. Germans are buried five metres below ground; deep down, they’re really nice.  An armadillo’s shell is bulletproof.  Frankenstein is 200 years old.  In Finland, 600,000+ cards are sent to Santa Claus each year.  On this date in 2016, Donald Trump was declared winner of the US Presidential Election. My neighbour has found the truth and it is made of pasta.  Wimbledon tennis balls are kept at 20°C. In his youth, Abraham Lincoln was a licens...

The fine for whistling on a Sunday in Salt Lake City is $1,000. There are 16 million tractors on the planet. Fingernails grow twice as fast as toenails.  On this date in 1990, the Berlin Wall met with wrecking cranes.  If you notice an onion ring, then answer it. People express six basic emotions. The world’s first police car appeared on the streets of Akron, Ohio in 1899.  Quaker Oats is owned by PepsiCo.  Switzerland is home to 216 banking institutions.  Folks who can’t eat rice with their curry are most likely basmatic.  Egypt and Peru hold national elections on Sundays. A lemon tree produces 300 kilos of fruit a year. Bell Canada was incorporated on this date in 1880. The World Wildlife Fund has counted 3,890 tigers in the world’s jungles.  Toblerone chocolate bars are triangular in shape so they will fit in the box. 255 babies are born every minute of every day.  Beating bananas--three t...