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Zebras sleep standing up. 41.6% of Canadians over the age of 15 are legally married. The Eiffel Tower opened today in 1889. Birch trees grow on six continents. Pierre opened a butcher shop in the Eiffel Tower. The steaks are high.  William Tell was a rebel who refused to bow to the invading House of Hapsburg. The electric fire was invented in 1912. Built here and sold here, 40 million+ makes Toyota' Corolla the #1selling car of all time. Ants communicate through the secretion of pheromones that send chemical messages. The fair maiden confided to the handsome archer that he made her quiver. The gods turned Narcissus into a daffodil for being vain and admiring himself. Lobsters never stop growing. Mexico is a federation of 32 states and four territories. The first cordless electric tool was a drill, introduced in 1961. A 50-ish English prof asked, “I’m beautiful, what tense is it?” Pupils said, “Has to be the past.” The three plie...

Cats can’t taste sugar.  Some 4,000 new words are added to the dictionary every year. En français, the three Rice Krispies characters’ names are Cric!, Crac! and Croc! On this date in 1933, the United States rescinded the gold standard. Before Isaac Newton discovered gravity in 1687, people could fly.  It takes four hours to boil an ostrich egg. Drivers kill more deer than hunters. Tipping in Icelandic restaurants is considered  to be an insult. As observed in all fifty states, today is National Veggie Burger Day. Doctors aren’t worried about Asian bird flu—they say it’s tweetable. Canadians and Americans observe today as National Ketchup Day. The Bible has been translated into Klingon.  There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. Earth’s calendar repeats itself once every 400 years. My boss told me to have a good day, so I went home. A group of ptarmigans is called a covey. Albert Einstein never wore so...