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The dried seeds of the cilantro plant is coriander. Today in 1981, Prince Charles wed Lady Diana Spencer. Sun bears do not hibernate. We have 14 oil refineries. Atlantic Canada and Québec have the largest capacities. Marriage is the only war where one sleeps with the enemy.  The word 'Arctic' comes from Greek, meaning 'near the bear'.  Saint Vitus is the patron saint of dancers and epileptics. Today in 1836, l'Arc de Triomphe was dedicated in Paris. The violin's bow is wound with horsehair.  Marriage is like playing the violin--it looks easy until you try it. The domestic hog industry is worth $3.9 billion. Frankenstein's monster is vegetarian, eating only acorns and berries. The Salt Lake Temple is designed in the Neo-Gothic style. 30 countries have nuclear power reactors.  Scientists crossed a pig with a centipede and got bacon and legs. VIA Rail employs 3,207 staff.  175 mls of wheat germ packs 15.1% of protein....

General Electric introduced fluorescent lighting at the 1939 World’s Fair.  The CAA reports that fuel is the second most expensive cost in owning a vehicle. At 11h54 summer arrives today in Windsor, ON—centre of the known universe and nicest part of Detroit. Voting is compulsory for Bulgarians. If gasoline prices get any higher, it will be cheaper to mail a car by Canada Post. France granted Lebanon independence in 1943. Canadians eat 6.4 kilos of chocolate a year. This is World Hydrography Day.  The Portuguese royal family and its court of 15,000 lived in Brazil from 1808 to 1821. An emperor’s favourite form of precipitation is hail.  Papaya seeds are edible, and often used in place of black pepper. Today in 1985 René Lévesque resigned as Premier of Québec. The shorter the board, the more experienced the surfer. Last year, the makers of the Swiss Army knives launched a cologne. Perfume is what every woman hopes will make her ...

Today in 1667, Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys conducted the first successful blood transfusion. 50% of Alberta is forested. The CIA spent $20 million training a cat to spy on the USSR but kitty was crushed by a cab on its maiden mission. 8.45 million millenarian, non-Trinitarian Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusions. Angoraphobia is the irrational fear of fuzzy sweaters. There are 199 days left in 2018. High stress levels can trigger back pain.  The RCAF Snowbirds have thrilled spectators for 47 years. Bulgaria is the only European nation that has kept the same name—since 681 AD. Should your enemies offend you, buy each of their children a drum set.  June’s flower is the rose. Yellow ones symbolize friendship. 2.4 million Canadians suffer from asthma. The Indian Ocean is Earth’s warmest.  Vespa has manufactured more than 18 million scooters since 1946. The sooner you fall behind, the more time you’ll have to catch up. ...

Today is the 161st day of the year. More Interstate highways pass through the Hoosier State than any other, hence Indiana’s motto, “Crossroads of America.  On this date in 1957, John Diefenbaker’s Tories won the largest electoral landslide to date, in our history.  Pinocchio is Italian for ‘pine head’.  Germans who do not eat meat opt to drive Volksvegans. Ohio has an official state rock song. Today in 1947 the first SAAB automobile rolled off the line. Four newspapers serve the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. The right response to the Irish greeting, “Top of the morning to you,” is, “and the rest of the day to yourself.” The scientific study of car horns is earsplitting. Former jewellery store owner, Otto Rohwedder, invented a bread slicing machine, in 1927.  RMS Olympic was the sister ship to the RMS Titanic .  Dubbed Hydra-Matic, the 1937 Oldsmobile was first to offer a fully self-shifting transmission. On...