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Ribbon weaving was banned throughout Europe for much of the 17th Century. Happy Birthday! CN Rail is 100 years old, the second largest railroad on the continent.  According to culinary standards, gourmet ice cubes must measure 3 x 3 x 3.5 centimetres. Today in 1981, 22-year old Terry Fox died. His legacy inspires millions to conquer cancer. Elephants boycott trains; they refuse to place their trunks in the baggage car. Now a stand-alone moniker, Sally was once a nickname for Sarah. Whale meat is often found in supermarkets, labelled as ‘sea steak’.   4.8 million of us will travel abroad in 2019; 2.6 million tourists will visit the Great White North. Romans considered June the most fortuitous month to marry. ‘As pretty as an airport’ is a common expression in no Earth language, whatsoever. 83 km of the Trans-Canada honours Terry Fox. Cancer cut him down in Nipigon, ON.  Mercedes and Benz merged their companies on this date in 1926....

This is the 75th day of winter; there are 15 days until spring. The Tinker surname originated with the occupation of repairing pots and pans.  While the lion is called ‘King of the Jungle’ but it actually lives in savannah and grassland. Our universities have a Metric dozen schools of dentistry. My neighbour says he spotted a lion. I said,"If it were spotted, it was probably a leopard."  Today is Shrove Tuesday; we feast on pancakes and baked beans. Marie Tussaud opened her London wax museum in 1835.  Colgate toothpaste was sold in glass jars until 1896 when the collapsible tube was invented. Montessori education is now available as an app.  The best pancake topping is more pancakes.  89% of Canada is owned by the Crown; the remaining 11% is in private hands. The sweatshirt was invented in the early 1920s. Candied bacon is often dipped in chocolate. In ‘what the dickens’, dickens is slang for the devil; Shakespeare u...