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30 years ago today, the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska, spilling 41.6 million litres of oil. Olivia and Oliver currently top the list as the most popular baby names in the country. The foot is the terminal portion of a limb that bears weight and allows locomotion. Urban trees live 13 years less than those that grow in the countryside. The side of a tree with the most leaves is the outside. The House of Dior produces 234 perfume fragrances. Founded in 1902, Goodwill Industries operates thrift stores in 16 countries.  There are more than 440 million blogs on the Internet. Today in 1853, The Provincial Freeman newspaper was published in Windsor, ON, by Mary Ann Shad, two firsts for a black woman. Where ignorance is bliss, it’s foolish to borrow your neighbour’s newspaper.  The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is the No.1 bank in the Caribbean.  Grappa is protected by the EU, distilled only in Italy, Switzerland and San Marino....

Trick or treat! There are 15 days until Hallowe’en.  The pendulum clock was invented in 1656 by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens. 22% of science fiction novels are written by women. Building wagons since 1852, Studebaker entered the automobile field in 1902.  Death is the only escape from taxes.  At USD$3,000 a metre, vicuna is the rarest and most expensive wool in the world. Walter his brother Roy Disney incorporated The Walt Disney Company 95 years ago, today. At 42 kilometres square, Pelee is the largest island in Lake Erie and home to 235 people.  There are three types of meteorites. Hangings are suspended sentences. Chile and Japan are the world’s number one and number two producers of iodine.  On this date in 1984, Reverend Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.  A pumpkin that fits in one’s hand is called a Jack Be Liittle, nickname JBL.  600 people a day are diagnosed with leprosy around t...