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Today in 1912, the RMS Titanic  took 1,517 souls to a watery grave. Silver is less malleable than gold. Things one can make include: bail, dinner, beds, laws, a living and peace. Coyotes are the most vocal of North American mammals.  The difference between an iceberg and a clothes brush: one crushes boats, the other brushes coats. The world’s top grape producers are Spain, Italy, China and Turkey.  A musician who plays the kettle drums is called a timpanist.  Cataract surgery was first performed in India circa 60 BC.  New Brunswick women were given the right to vote 100 years ago today. Hit the right notes and a piano will play itself. The only dynamite manufacturer in the USA is Dyno Nobel in Carthage, Missouri. Renault built automobiles in Québec from 1964 to 1972. The most common surname in Latvia is Bērziņš. 40 years ago today CN replaced the ‘Newfie Bullet’ with Roadcruisers, a.k.a. buses. My neighbour h...

Today in 1775, American troops occupied Montréal. At any given time, there are 9,728 airplanes in the sky carrying 1.27 million people.  Introduced in 1966, Toyota’s Corolla is #1 in the world market, with more than 40 million sold. St. Crispin is the patron saint of cobblers.  Because they have such good soles, cobblers are a shoe-in for Heaven. Tylenol was first stocked on store shelves 63 year ago.  Swedes voted to join the European Union today in 1994.  From St. John’s to Victoria, there are more than 800 wineries across the country. Today in 1985, a volcanic eruption killed 20,000 in Columbia. My neighbour got a bit part in the movie  Cocaine but he only has one line. There is a museum in Portage, MI, dedicated to celery.  Papua New Guinea is home to Earth’s only poisonous bird, the Hooded Pithoui. David Kirke was appointed the first Governor of Newfoundland on this date in 1637.  It is estimated that...