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Today in 1642 AD, the City of Ville-Marie (Montréal) was founded. Paper is the traditional gift given to couples on their their first anniversary. The British military issues antimicrobial underwear that can be worn for 90 days at a time. Lions fear giraffes, hippos and elephants. I wanted to share a joke about paper but it was tearable.  Today in 1893, women in New Zealand were given the right to vote. X-ray machines were once a popular way to remove unwanted body hair.  The game Musical Chairs was first played in 1877. 60 milliltres of maple syrup contains 100% of the daily allowance of manganese. Heard a great local  band called the Blank Cheques but they're still unsigned. Eyeballs can get sunburnt.  Newfoundland has 6 million hectares of forest; Labrador has an additional 5.2 million. Porsche and Volkswagen merged in 2011. Official Texas chilli does not include beans. It takes forever to get reservations at the library, t...

From St. John's to Victoria, Tuktoyaktut to Pelee Island, today is Thanksgiving Day for all 34 million of us. Ancient Greeks worshiped a dozen deities, including Zeus, the most powerful of the lot.  In the world of musical instruments, the drum is classified as a membrane.  Performed in theatres and music halls, yodelling became popular entertainment in the 1830s.  It is ill advised to bring turkeys to church because of their propensity to use fowl language. México, Peru and China are the top three producers of silver.  Our favourite pies are—in order—apple, lemon meringue, pecan, blueberry and pumpkin. The flashlight was invented in 1898. Throughout their lifetimes, humans indulge in seven forms of play.  The turkey crossed the road because it was the chicken’s day off.  North America’s first Thanksgiving Day celebration took place in 1578 in Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), NU.  Norway, China, Japan, France, Australi...