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The wind cannot make a sound until it blows up against an object. After 14 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge opened today in 1883. A dog’s sense of smell is 10,000 times more acute than that of its human owner.  Canadair builds aircraft in here at home, the US, the UK, Morocco and Mexico. To stop the wind from blowing away your newspaper, use a news anchor. The Amur Leopard is Earth’s most endangered animal; fewer than 70 remain. Duct tape must be replaced every 12 months.  Today in 1918, MPs voted to give women the right to vote in federal elections.  Urban geographers  know that avenues are required to run perpendicular to streets.  My neighbour took the road out of town; the Mounties made him put it back.  This is the Fête de St-Jean-Baptiste--Québec's national holiday.  Many mammals eat their newborn babies, if they are deformed. Refugees like our warm attitude, inclusiveness , world-class educatio...

A hockey puck must weigh between 156 to 170 grams. No time like the present, there are 227 days until Christmas. Banana ketchup first appeared on Filipino dinner tables in 1942. Tinkle the ivories of the world’s most expensive concert grand piano for €255,411. It is impossible to play hockey with swine because they hog the puck.  Mahogany is the national tree of the Dominican Republic and Belize. The Ohio River flows through—or borders—six of the fifty United States. Bet you can’t eat just one! Potato chips stimulate 27 pleasure centres in the brain.  On this date in 1949, Siam formally became The Kingdom of Thailand. The older you get, the better you get—unless you are a banana.  The correct term for a single zucchini is ‘zucchina’. China, Denmark, Hong Kong and Finland rank as the top exporters of fur apparel.  Last year, 370,088 passengers flew in and out of the Charlottetown airport.  Bella, Charlie and Max top the...