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Gambling accounts for 3% of Monaco’s economy. Today in 1994, South Africa’s Parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be president. Laurel berries are toxic to humans. Fingernails grow four times faster than toenails. Much of the country has a serious hard water problem—it’s frozen. The Official Bird of PEI is the blue jay. It takes six minutes for the brain to react to alcohol. Today in 1949, Rainier III became Prince of Monaco. He reigned for 55 years. Ticketed for exceeding the speed limit, a tuna can swim at 70 kph. When it comes to curling, Canada rocks. 100 grams of puffin meat contains 23.9 grams of protein. 80% of the world’s gold is yet to be unearthed. Peanuts, bananas, pineapple and curry powder are favourite pizza toppings in Sweden. An LP record album has 460 metres of grooves on each side. This pun is so bad I can’t Handel it.  33.8°C is the melting point of chocolate. The composition of concrete is 75% aggregate, 15%...

There are more than 50,000 varieties of peppers. ‘Loyal She Began, Loyal She Remains’ is the Official Motto of Ontario. No strings attached, today is International Puppetry Day. The Swedish Navy boasts five submarines. Norwegians must take ladders to the supermarket because food prices are so high.   Renault ranks ninth among auto manufacturers.  69% of North American steel is recycled annually.  Jean Talon began to count noses in New France, today in 1666. When done, he had 3,000. Moose milk contains 10% butterfat.  91% of people surveyed are satisfied with their lives. The other 9% own Chryslers.  Bermudian radio and TV stations start with the letter ‘Z’.  Foam rubber was first manufactured in 1929.  Singapore, Luxembourg, Japan, Iceland and Denmark have the lowest crime rates on Earth. Today in 1991, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a fœtus is not a legal person. It’s a bad neighbourhood when the m...

Today is the 161st day of the year. More Interstate highways pass through the Hoosier State than any other, hence Indiana’s motto, “Crossroads of America.  On this date in 1957, John Diefenbaker’s Tories won the largest electoral landslide to date, in our history.  Pinocchio is Italian for ‘pine head’.  Germans who do not eat meat opt to drive Volksvegans. Ohio has an official state rock song. Today in 1947 the first SAAB automobile rolled off the line. Four newspapers serve the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. The right response to the Irish greeting, “Top of the morning to you,” is, “and the rest of the day to yourself.” The scientific study of car horns is earsplitting. Former jewellery store owner, Otto Rohwedder, invented a bread slicing machine, in 1927.  RMS Olympic was the sister ship to the RMS Titanic .  Dubbed Hydra-Matic, the 1937 Oldsmobile was first to offer a fully self-shifting transmission. On...