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Today in 1932, the good citizens of Gimli, MB celebrated the first Icelandic Festival. A cathedral outranks a basilica, if the bishop is head of the diocese.  The French dubbed him Pontiac; the Odawa Chief's real name was Obwandiyag. Kittens are born south-pawed or right-pawed. The Anglican Church down the street runs on souler power. On this date in 1990, 100,000+ Iraqi soldiers wandered into Kuwait.  The average rent for an 85m2 home in Whitehorse is $1,486 a month. The name Fabian comes from the Latin 'fabius', meaning bean grower. From 1931 to 1942, GM built Pontiacs, Olds andMcLaughlin- Buicks in Regina.  A home without children is quiet. Ancient Romans invented the stockade fence. Ragweed loves to grow in 'disturbed soil'.  Renovations to the Centre Block of Parliament will be completed in 2028. Today in 1776, 13 colonies signed the US Declaration of Independence, 12 declined. My neighbour's union is on strike but he...

Today in 1957, M. Lachance—owner of Café Ideal in Warwick, QC—served the first poutine. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, began in 1883. The garn is a unit of measure NASA uses, to gauge how quickly astronauts develop nausea. The harmonica is a free reed wind instrument.  When astronauts crash into the moon they are required to Apollo-gize. Since 1791, little Jack Horner has sat in the corner, pulling out plums from his Christmas pie. The average length of a New Zealand couple’s marriage is 12.2 years. Today in 1911, Parks Canada came into existence—the world’s first national park ministry.  The letter ‘B’ is a voiced bilabial stop in many languages. 100% of all caves are located underground. 11.5% of us live in common-law relationships. The world’s most massive wedding cake weighed in at 6.8 tonnes.  Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.  We have pounded out  Chops...