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18% of Argentinians are seniors.   Leaf blowers are designed to create wind forces up to 435 k/ph. Celebrated since its 1944 independence from Denmark, this is Icelandic National Day. Appearing in France in the 1860s, the first motorcycles were powered by steam.   An old person is anyone 20 years older than you. The country has 40,000+ air-raid shelters, capable of accommodating 3.8 million Finns. A tornado slammed into Windsor, ON today in 1946, killing 16 and injuring hundreds more. Grapes are the only fruit that contain melatonin. Eno has been settling upset stomachs for 167 years.   The RCMP have finally apprehended Hurricane Frances—the Crown’s charge is littering. Hawley Bowlus designed the Airstream trailer and Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis. GM vacated South Africa in 2017—Isuzu took over the factories in Port Elizabeth.   Today in 2016, the Senate passed the assisted-death law for the terminally ill. ...

Today in 1713, Acadians were given a year to pledge fealty to Britain or be expelled. A watermelon is 92% water. Montréal Island is home to twenty off-leash dog parks.  Serbians buy their TV licenses when they pay their hydro bills. Pitbulls are like guns you can pet. In 1980, Ford recalled 21 million defective vehicles, setting an industry record. Bullfighting is legal in eight countries.  Folks have been taking Eno for upset stomachs since 1852. Butterhead, crisphead, looseleaf and romaine are the four types of lettuce. Dogs can’t operate MRI machines but catscan.  Luxembourg ranks first in universal health care. A pig has 44 teeth.  7% of Louisianans speak French. Roller skates were patented in 1760 by Belgian John Joseph Merlin. Happy rabbits are classified as hoptomists. Coriander is the planet's most popular herb and cumin the Number One spice. During The Great War, the Italian Army ate canned pasta...