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05 November 2018

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Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night in Newfoundland and Labrador. Fawkes’ failure to blow up the House of Lords is celebrated with fireworks in the UK and New Zealand as well.  The first opinion poll was conducted in 1824. The American persimmon tree is also known as possumwood.  A thief broke into a cop shop and stole all the toilets. Police say they have nothing to go on.  Gorillas belch when they are happy. Psychoacoustics is the scientific study of how humans perceive sound.  Currently, the global participation of women in national-level parliaments is 23.3% Today in 1895, George B. Seldon was granted the first US patent for an automobile.  Cole’s Law is very thinly sliced cabbage mixed with a dressing.  Toronto is the fifth largest city in North America. If it weren’t for the colouring, Coca-Cola would be green.  In 2006, someone tried to sell New Zealand on e-Bay.  FDR was elected to a third term as presid...