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Today in 1973, the last US combat soldiers left Vietnam.  More than 30 million of us have cellphones—that’s almost one for every person in the country. The word ‘motormouth’ entered the lexicon in 1955. Bats sleep 19.9 hours a day. Soldiers are constantly reminded that their weapons were manufactured by the lowest bidder. A song that gets stuck in your head is called an ‘earworm’. Today in 1867 Queen Victoria proclaimed the British North America Act, creating the Dominion of Canada. Hypnosis is banned in San Diego public schools. Uncle Ben was was a real person; Aunt Jemima was not.  People who are allergic to rice are basmatic. 101 years ago Old MacDonald took up farming.  The term ‘ageism’ was coined in 1969; committing age discrimination is a Capital Crime in our Criminal Code. Thai chefs recognize five regional cuisines. Today in 1965, Parliament passed the Canada Pension Plan—Québec will have its own.   More and mo...

On this date in 1939 the Parliament of Canada declared war on Germany. Beethoven was 160 centimetres tall. South Carolina is home to the only commercial tea plantation in the 48 contiguous states. ‘Flea market’ appeared in the English language for the first time in 1922. I have not failed, I have just found 1,000 ways that don’t work. ~ Thomas Edison Switzerland joined the United Nations today in 2002. At  $642 for the average annual premium, Québec has the least expensive auto insurance. PEI is next. The Missouri River is fed  by twenty-two tributaries.  The population of Gibraltar is 34,408. The word that describes the escape of your pet parrot is ‘polygon’.  The projected price tag for China’s One Belt One Road, a.k.a. The New Silk Road, is USD$1 trillion. The first disposable diapers appeared in 1948. It costs $113,974 a year to house a prisoner in a federal or provincial prison. Guinea-Bissau, independent fro...