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Today is the UN’s International Day of Happiness.  The Toronto Public Library operates 100 public branches. Spring arrives in Windsor--centre of the known universe and nicest part of Detroit--at 17h59. Commercial glue first stuck in Holland—the year was 1690. When someone cannot laugh at himself, it’s time for others to laugh at him.  Dreams last from five to twenty minutes. Rhodium is the rarest of minerals, platinum is second and gold ranks third. Stephen Harper was elected to lead the Conservative Party today in 2004. A duck egg has three times the cholesterol of a chicken’s egg. My neighbour fell asleep on a satellite dish; his dreams were broadcast Canadawide.  Ten people were killed by 991 tornadoes that swept North America in 2018. The surname Molson is matronymic—stemming from the nickname ‘Moll’ for Mary.  Citing budget cuts, Germany declined to participate in the 1939  New York World’s Fair. Today in 1878 t...

Today in 1970, Ian Smith cut ties with Britain and declared Rhodesia to be a republic. The doughnut making machine was invented by Adolph Levitt in 1920. $450,000 is the average price of a mobile home in Yellowknife. The first text message was sent in 1992. My neighbour was so poor as a kid he didn’t build sand castles he built sand mobile homes. 250 millilitres of coconut milk contains 560 calories. The No. 1 magazine is The Watchtower: 40 million a month are printed in 180 languages, distributed in in 236 countries. The supersonic Concorde airliner successfully completed its maiden flight today, in 1969. Michelangelo was a poet, more than 300 of his poems have been preserved. The highest honour a cowboy poet can receive is Poet Lariat.  The Dutch spent €1.2 billion last year to buy a million bicycles. The name Bernard means bold bear. India adopted the Rupee as its official currency in 1818.  The city of Montréal budgets $163.3 m...