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This is World Bicycle Day. From St. John’s to Victoria, 80% of all jobs are not regulated. IKEA’s world headquarters are in Leiden, Netherlands. Whispering is an unvoiced mode of phonation, in which the vocal cords do not vibrate. My neighbour sold CCM bicycles for many years. He was the company's  spokesman.  A furlong measures 1/8th of a mile, 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods or 10 chains. The Church of Satan, founded in  1966, claims 100,000 members. Today in 1799, the Island of St. John was officially renamed Prince Edward Island. Earthworms account for 15-to 20% of a robin’s summer diet. Satan tried to steal my neighbour’s soul. He was cheated; my neighbour doesn’t have one. Volute, tension, compression and torsion are the four types of coil springs. Turmeric, ginger, cayenne and garlic may act as natural blood thinners. Skip counting is a fundamental mathematical tool. Today in 2003, Corner Gas debuted. CTV’s sitcom. 1.4 mil...

Today is The Day of the Shining Star in North Korea, to honour Kim Jong-il’s birthday. The biggest jackpot in Lotto 6/49 history was $64 million in 2015. Left-handed arm wrestling was banned by the sport’s major associations in 1975. Established in 1920, Qantas is the world’s second oldest airline.  Think of how many tickets you could buy if you won the 6/49. Serbia’s national fruit is the plum.  The world’s largest inland port is Laredo, Texas, USA.  Fidel Castro was sworn in as the Premier of Cuba, on this date in 1959. The Phillips screwdriver became the US auto industry’s standard after a successful trial on the 1936 Cadillac. My neighbour has a fear of boats but that ship has sailed.  On this date in 1949, MPs passed the Newfoundland Union Act by a vote of 140 to 47. The staple remover patent was granted in 1936. A two-position hospital bed costs $1,350—and yes—there is HST on top of that. Today in 2005, the NHL ca...

Gravity is significantly weaker in Hudson Bay.  Today is also Father’s Day in El Salvador and Guatemala.  Butter becomes spreadable at 15.5°C. Torontonian Norman Breakey invented the paint roller in 1940. Red meat is better for you than green fuzzy meat.  The average lifespan of a horse is 25 years.  There are four types of germs.  Beer is an official food in the German State of Bavaria.  3 to 1 is the ratio of Jordanians to refugees in the Heshamite Kingdom. The germ crossed the microscope to get to the other slide.  Eating nine kilos a year, Denmark’s best-selling confection is Haribo Gold-Bears gummy candies. Today in 1946, an F4 tornado swept through Windsor, Ontario killing 17 and injuring hundreds more. This is National Eat Your Vegetables Day. Canadians' top picks: corn and broccoli. Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru are the monikers of the three wise monkeys.   Mitosis is a divisive issue.  ...