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Today in 1912, Wilby and Haney began the first cross-Canada auto trip. 52 days later they arrived in Vancouver. Bananas are an $11 million global industry. The British Empire was superseded by the Commonwealth in 1926.  There are two kinds of freckles. A voyage of 1,000 kilometres begins with a broken fan belt and leaky tire. Throughout the 50 United States of America, this is National Banana Lovers’ Day. Dry rot is commonly treated with antifreeze. It is illegal for Monegasques to gamble in any of Monaco’s casinos. In 1969, Burger King's first Canadian restaurant opened in Windsor ON—now we have 281 BKs Canadawide.  There is a hotdog that constantly cracks jokes--it's on a roll.  ‘April showers bring May flowers’ first appeared—in 1557—written as a lesson in patience.  Cavendish bananas are cloned. Every one is genetically identical.  Opening a factory in St. Catherines, ON in 1910, a 1912 REO was first to cross the n...

After 356 years, the Spanish Inquisition officially ended today in 1834. CBC News Network is Earth's third oldest all-news channel, watched by 10 million viewers. Labs, collies, hounds and shepherds require a minimum of two-hour walks, 365 days a year. The Yellow Rose of Texas was a popular marching song for Confederate Army troops. Should Burger King marry Dairy Queen they would live at White Castle. Detroit has been home to 175 automobile manufacturers. Manitoba was welcomed into Confederation as the nation’s sixth province today in 1870. Stewed in chicken broth, tomato juice, onion and garlic, Spanish rice originated in Mexico. Honda motorcycles appeared in 1946--they ran on turpentine because gas was unavailable. Old-timers remember when ‘setting the world on fire’ was a figure of speech. Soil consists of six layers. 260 million children do not attend school because the world lacks 68.6 million teachers. At the end of 2017, €7.1 trillio...