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General Electric introduced fluorescent lighting at the 1939 World’s Fair.  The CAA reports that fuel is the second most expensive cost in owning a vehicle. At 11h54 summer arrives today in Windsor, ON—centre of the known universe and nicest part of Detroit. Voting is compulsory for Bulgarians. If gasoline prices get any higher, it will be cheaper to mail a car by Canada Post. France granted Lebanon independence in 1943. Canadians eat 6.4 kilos of chocolate a year. This is World Hydrography Day.  The Portuguese royal family and its court of 15,000 lived in Brazil from 1808 to 1821. An emperor’s favourite form of precipitation is hail.  Papaya seeds are edible, and often used in place of black pepper. Today in 1985 René Lévesque resigned as Premier of Québec. The shorter the board, the more experienced the surfer. Last year, the makers of the Swiss Army knives launched a cologne. Perfume is what every woman hopes will make her ...

This is Veterans’ Day in Sweden. Moose have been clocked swimming at 9.5 kph.  India ink is composed of soot and water. Former Prime Minister Jean Chretièn is an accomplished trombone player. I sink, therefore I swam. The golf tee was patented in 1899 by Dr. George Grant, son of slaves, freed by Lincoln. Meaning ‘to mislead’, the expression ‘red herring’ entered the lexicon in 1807. Today in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzig Norgay were first to reach the top of Mt. Everest. The CAA boasts more than 6.2 million members.  My neighbour skidded, flipped his car-was found in a field by stray cows-they didn't call 911. Iceland’s unicameral Althing , currently has  63 Members of Parliament.  Today in 1968,  Presbyterians ordained Shirley Jeffery. She served in London, ON. Grease is a semisolid lubricant, composed of soap, emulsified with mineral or vegetable oil. The population of the Kingdom of Morocco is 34,740,000. When...

The City of Montréal collected $174 million in parking fines last year.  Cherokees and Choctaws shared cornbread with fresh-off-the-boat European immigrants.  Three billion people warmed up their Marconis and Electrohomes to watch Harry and Meghan tie the knot. Minus icing on the cake, 1/6th of a Betty Crocker Super Moist Devil’s Food Cake has 582 calories.  The trouble with being a good sport is that one must lose in order to prove it.  There are no words for ‘yes’ or ’no’ in Irish Gaelic.  Born in 1947, the beloved and bilingual anthropomorphic Elmer the Safety Elephant  teaches children traffic and fire safety in all ten provinces. The first ribbon makers’ guild was established in 1585, in France.  In America, this is National Devil’s Food Cake Day.  A politician shakes your hand before an election and your confidence, after. Wheat, iron ore and soybeans are the most common cargoes on the Great Lake...