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Snails can snooze for three years at a time. Cyprus is the third largest and third most populated island in the Mediterranean. There are 30 semaphore signals. The Postal Code for Parliament is K1A 0A9. Two snails got into in altercation; they slugged it out. Hadrian was 'divinely instructed' to build a wall between the Romans and barbarians. Whitehorse is the driest city in the country. Borax, as a food additive, is banned in the US, China and Thailand. Lachanaphobes struggle with an irrational fear of vegetables. A friend's market farm went into liquidation. Now, he makes smoothies. Baseball was introduced to Japan in 1872. Two million Canadians have firearm permits. The word hurricane comes from the Tiano language, meaning 'evil spirit of the wind'. Capers are so delicate they can only be picked by hand. Because her coach was a pumpkin, Cinderella was lousy at baseball. The electric toothbrush is 92 years old. Folks who liv...

The name Susan means graceful lily. The Saskatchewan Credit Unions was first to debut the debit card in 1982. Babylonians attended auctions to buy women for marriage.  Bye-bye whale oil, today in 1855, Abraham Gesner of Saint John patented kerosene. Money isn’t everything but it is handy when you forget your debit card. Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal. White leather is the most difficult to produce.  There are 88 cherries in a kilo. Today in 1913, the first issue of Le Droit was published in Ottawa. The cherries went to the chocolate factory because they were cordially invited. There are five parts to a peanut.  There are no moose on PEI. ‘Buying the farm’ is far different from ‘betting the farm’. Today in 1815, the cost of army bills from the War of 1812 was said to be £1,249,996.  Crazy people never was time wondering if they’re nuts.  Springs are elastic objects that store...