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Today in 1973, the last US combat soldiers left Vietnam.  More than 30 million of us have cellphones—that’s almost one for every person in the country. The word ‘motormouth’ entered the lexicon in 1955. Bats sleep 19.9 hours a day. Soldiers are constantly reminded that their weapons were manufactured by the lowest bidder. A song that gets stuck in your head is called an ‘earworm’. Today in 1867 Queen Victoria proclaimed the British North America Act, creating the Dominion of Canada. Hypnosis is banned in San Diego public schools. Uncle Ben was was a real person; Aunt Jemima was not.  People who are allergic to rice are basmatic. 101 years ago Old MacDonald took up farming.  The term ‘ageism’ was coined in 1969; committing age discrimination is a Capital Crime in our Criminal Code. Thai chefs recognize five regional cuisines. Today in 1965, Parliament passed the Canada Pension Plan—Québec will have its own.   More and mo...

Today in 1919, Prince Edward Island lifted the province’s ten-year ban on automobiles. In The Middle Ages, Venetians bought the day's paper with a coin called the gazette. A cow must drink four litres of water to produce one litre of milk. The Canadian Diabetes Association rebranded in 2017 but Diabetes Canada has served for 65 years. One of the few things that duct tape cannot fix is poor table manners. 41,277 convicts currently serve time in 111 of Her Majesty’s Royal Australian hoosegows.  When invited to dinner In the 1300s, etiquette required guests to bring their own cutlery.  It takes twelve hours to fly from one end of Indonesia to the other.  The Canada Pension Plan has $328.2 billion in the investment kitty. Though I fly through the Valley of Death, I shall fear no evil, for I am at 25,000 metres and climbing. ~Korean airport sign Akihito is the 125th monarch to occupy the Chrysanthemum Throne. Vehophobes struggle with th...