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Convection, radiation and conduction are the three kinds of heat. From St. John’s to Victoria we can take our pets to any of 14,000 veterinarians. Currently there are 70,000 LDS (Mormon) Missionaries serving around the globe. Today in 1986, the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Plant exploded, killing 31. My neighbour’s computer mouse stopped working so he rushed it to the vet.  Finnish road graders are equipped with a second blade, located ahead of the front axle. Ashes are a natural disinfectant and an excellent alternative to soap—if not available. Today in 1783, 7,000  war refugees landed in Nova Scotia—escaping the 13 rebellious Colonies.  Experts warn that the African penguin will be extinct by the year 2026. The primary cause of road rage is cross walks.  Cuba is the only Caribbean nation with a railway system. Female squid are twice the size of their male counterparts. Today in 1887, religious refugees from the Utah Terr...

McDonald’s served up its first Happy Meals to American kids in 1979.  The scientific unit of sound intensity is the decibel. 1/10th of a bel, it is named for Alexander Graham Bell.  79% of Botswana’s citizens are Christian.  It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are ingenious. DNA debuted in The Law Courts in 1986, when a UK teen's genetic code exonerated him of committing two horrific murders.   The world’s largest teddy bear, stitched together in 2008, is 16.8 metres tall.  “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” ~ Martin Luther King At its peak in 1944, a total of 16,000 Gestapo policed 66 million people. Millions have studied diplomacy at the School of Smith & Wesson.  The nation’s largest, Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River Valley Parks System is a 18,000-hectare ‘ribbon of green’ that threads its way through Alberta’s capital. Jamaican...