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Today in 1980,  cancer ended Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope--after 5,000 km and 135 days. Citizens of Malta retire at age 63. Baxter was originally the feminine form of Baker. The science of extraterrestrial life is called exobiology.  A stereo made of chocolate cake is a gâteau blaster. September had 29 days until Julian calendar reform added a day. Québecair was privatized today, in 1987. 4.8 million dairy cows graze in New Zealand's pastures. The Bridge of Avignon is 900 metres long. When travelling on a cramped plane, beware of jet leg. 13% of the Amazon Rainforest lies in Peru. Nazi Germany invaded Poland today in 1939, plunging the world into six years of war. The number of child labourers is more than 168 million. Bombardier, Inc. is 77 years old. Life is a zoo in a jungle. Today in 1971, British Columbia became the first province to ban tobacco advertising. To call is the act of sending out the voice to attract the attention of anothe...

65 years ago today, the Stratford Shakespearian Festival opened for the first time. The correct ratio of peacocks to peahens is one to five. Althiaphobes struggle with the irrational fear of marshmallows. BC boasts the third largest park system in North America.  All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed. Diamonds melt at 2 700°C. Germans know Snap!, Crackle! and Pop! as  Knisper! Knasper! Knusper! The name Jane means 'Jehovah has been gracious'. On this date in 1949, the Newfoundland provincial legislature sat for the first time. It's going to be a very bad day when even your Rice Krispies won't talk to you. The Hamlet of Grise Fiord, NT  numbers 192 souls. To be considered small, a galaxy must contain fewer than a billion stars. Professional charcoal makers are colliers.  To show possessiveness, the apostrophe is unique to the English language. Let's eat Grandma. Let's eat, Grandma. Punctuation sa...

A chicken egg develops at 31.1°C and is laid at 40.5°C. Today in 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies, ending World War Two. Carbohydrates are chemical compounds consisting of oxygen, hydrogen and carbon. Columbus is Latin for dove. It is dangerous to fall in love with pastry chefs—they will always dessert you. Today in 1987 the Loonie was introduced. 270 million customers a week shop at a Walmart, somewhere on Earth. The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius, a.k.a. Canis Majoris. The RCMP have 34 motorcycles in its fleet.  Lawless loons are convicted and become jailbirds. Christians, Jews and Mormons routinely employ olive oil in religious rituals. On this date in 1996, Ontario cut income taxes by 30%. The tensile strength of a spider’s silk webbing is equal to that of steel. Japanese children have the longest school year—220 days in the classroom. Spiders are credited with making the first web sites. Measuring 790 ...