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It tastes awful but it works; Buckley's turned 100 this year. Weighing in at 140 grams, the Pygmy Marmoset is the smallest in the monkey family. Theatre attendance was considered 'disgraceful' in Shakespeare's time. Synonyms for 'partisan' include: prejudiced, discriminatory, bigoted, and unbalanced.  Dogs can’t operate MRI scanners but catscan.  President Eisenhower proclaimed Hawaii to be the 50th state in the Union, today in 1959. France boasts 13 regional cuisines. North America's oldest city, St. John's, NL appeared on maps as early as 1519. Lost luggage costs the world's 400+ airlines $3.8 billion a year. The psychic fair was cancelled this week, due to unforeseen circumstances. Road salt is mined in the Magdalene Islands; it is shipped to five provinces and the USA. The name Lulu is Arabic in origin; it means 'pearl'.  Today in 1897, the Oldsmobile concern was made official; it would build horseless carriages...

The human brain weighs 1.3 kilos. Today in 1996, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled the new $2 coin design, a.k.a. the toonie. The princess first slept on the pea in 1835. Right now there are some 20,000 teddy bears up for auction on eBay.  If Ottawa taxed brains, my neighbour would get a refund.  KFC operates 35 restaurants in Jamaica.  Castille soap must contain a high percentage of pure olive oil.  Mail order catalogues generate USD$100 billion annually.  In 1974, Jeep coined the term ‘sport utility vehicle’ to describe its new Cherokee model. The purpose of 4WD is so one can get stuck in deeper mud, further from the road. The first teddy bear bowed today, in 1903. Orange trees are the most widely cultivated fruit tree on Earth. $29 billion is spent on prescriptions in the nation’s annual health care budget. The United States Camel Corps was disbanded in 1866.  Zookeepers have observed that panda bears prefer...