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The Labrador retriever is America’s favourite dog for 28 years in a row. Plantains are the tenth most important food staple on the planet. Finnish children start school at the age of seven.  Today in 1954, the Toronto Transit Commission opened the nation’s first subway. Cold Labs are chilli dogs. The first known use of the term ‘spring cleaning’ appeared in 1857.  Ford of Canada has manufactured vehicles for 115 years. Today in 2002, the Queen Mother died peacefully in her sleep. She was 101 Buying more than ten tonnes a year, Lufthansa is the world’s No. 1 purchaser of caviar. For a bouncier water bed, fill it with spring water. 100 million people in 90 countries are avid bowlers. The surname Eisenhower means ‘hewer of iron’ in German.  22% of twins are southpaws.  Bertha Wilson was sworn in as the first woman justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, today in 1982. It is impossible to get sunburnt in a bowling alley....

Air Canada employs 42,000 people. On this date in 1959, Hawaii was admitted to the Union as the 50th of the United States. Canada spends $242 billion a year on healthcare.  Abdullah is a theophoric name meaning Follower of God. There is a theory that the rings of Saturn are entirely composed of lost airline luggage. Hawaii is comprised of 132 islands, islets, reefs and shoals. Spending $388 million last year, the Canadian Space Agency’s budget is out of this world. Chinese, Indians, Americans, Russians and Brazilians are the planet's most depressed people.  The University of Puerto Rico spent $442,340 to document the behaviours of Vietnamese male prostitutes. To keep a rotting tomato from smelling, pinch its nose. The Robertson screw is 99 years old. Aloha! Hawaiians have the longest lifespan of all Americans, living to an average age of 81.3 years. More than 200,000 commuters a day pass through Toronto’s Union Station.  Eve...

Observed since 2002, today is International Cat Day. Swahili is the official language of five African countries. The lightning whelk is the Official State Shell of Texas. Ottawa is home to 130 High Commissions and Embassies. Err on the side of caution when it rains cats and dogs—you could step in a poodle. Lufthansa flies with 120,652 employees on payroll. In the name of Allah, Bibles are banned in The Maldives. A Korean newborn’s name may not exceed five syllables. Tarzan has been hanging out in an East African jungle since 1912. Fasten your seatbelt, travelling by magic carpet is a rugged experience. The average age of a Canadian bride is 30. Latin died in the 16th Century.  There are 1,500 potentially active volcanoes on the planet. This is Father’s Day in Mongolia.  Time is a waste of money. The Government of Ontario pays for 70% of physicians’ malpractice insurance. Favourite summer pastimes are swimming, canoeing an...