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The Automatic Teller Machine turns 50 today. It is the sulphur compounds found in onions that makes one cry. The safest angle to position a ladder is 75.5°. Prince Harry stands 189 centimetres tall.  In the era of dinosaurs, there were no ATMs--they made do with Tyrannosaurus Cheques. It is impossible to buy a Citroën in Canada, the US and México. The name Charles means full-grown or freeman.  Today in 1945, Imperial Japan formally surrendered to the Allies. Coal is formed from peat.  The introverted CEO in the coal industry mined his own business. The lowest rank in the RCAF is Aviator. Introduced in 1915, Maybelline mascara was made from coal dust and Vaseline. On this date in 1752, the British Empire adopted the Julian calendar. Today in 1998, Swissair Flight 111 crashed into St. Margaret's Bay, NS; 229 perished. Two wrongs don't make a right but two Wrights can make a plane. The shelf life of  a can of Heinz baked be...

April showers are behind us. It is time for May flowers. Today in 1912, the Dominion government replaced the $4 bill with its first ever $5 bill.  Louis XIV made slavery legal in New France in 1689, to counter a dire shortage of labour. For much of the world, this is International Labour Day. When duty calls, call back. Today in 1950, the United States created the Commonwealth of Guam. Mercedes-Benz ceased manufacture of farm equipment in 1991. Gouda cheese can be aged up to seven years. This past year, 25% of Anglophone Canadians have cancelled their cable TV service. A waist is a terrible thing to mind. Pagans and Wiccans mark Beltane today; a holiday in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. The Queen of Spices, cardamom is Swedes’ favourite spice.  We have been playing Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake, Baker’s Man for 321 years. This is the 121st day of the year. There are 237 days until Christmas. Crime pays for barristers and soli...

Today is Independence Day for 3 million Mongolians.  Roman Catholics operate more than 93,200 elementary schools and 43,000 high schools. When the tubing in a trumpet is stretched out, it measures two metres and then some. Composers have penned more than 4,000 songs in honour of the rose. All babies are born on Labour Day.  Thirsty? 70% of the human brain is composed of water.  Sharks are kosher. Congress annexed the Republic of Texas today in 1845, as the 28th of the United States.  The articulated straw, a.k.a. the ‘bendy straw’ , was invented 83 years ago. Sharks cross the Great Barrier Reef to get to the other tide. Nigeria ranks fifth as having the world’s worst drivers.  90% of all ocean plastic waste comes from ten rivers in Africa and Asia.  Tesla’s Elon Musk plans to colonize Mars by 2020. We have 3,648 commercial nut farms, with an average annual revenue of $726,500. Take psychiatric medications; don’t...