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Today in 1946, Viola Desmond was fined $20 for sitting in the white section of a theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Blueberries freeze in four minutes. Globally, some 8 million children go missing each year. There are 372 species of parrots.  Crabapples are grouchy.  Algerian farms produce 4.7 million tonnes of potatoes each year.  We have been shopping online since 1994. Michelin Tire was founded 129 years ago.  Canadian Press was founded today in 1917. The co-op provides news to media across the Dominion.  Mother kangaroos dread rainy days because the kids have to play inside. In ancient times, people grew carrots for their medicinal value, not for food.  Elk communicate with each other through their feet. Today in 1936, The Mail joined The Globe & Empire--  the nation’s largest newspaper. If money did fall from trees, everyone’s favourite season would be fall.  Philips unveiled the compa...

Save the date, there are 80 days until Christmas. IBM’s Selectric Typewriter is 57 years old.  Mice are nocturnal by nature. Plastic glitter began to sparkle in 1934. Throwing acid is wrong, in some people’s eyes. A ten-year passport costs $160.  The corn muffin is the official quickbread in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Spelling is the combination of alphabetic symbols that form a written, word. Today in 1793, Christianity was ‘disestablished’ in France. British dog catchers are paid by the pound. We have been eating jelly beans for 157 years.  Renault is the third most popular automobile in the European market.  Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space on this date in 1984.  In AD 1457, King James II banned golf.  The name Karl Marx must be written in lower case letters because he hated capitalism. Time marches on, at the rate of 31,556,926 seconds a year. Jerusalem artichokes make an excel...