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Today in 1713, Acadians were given a year to pledge fealty to Britain or be expelled. A watermelon is 92% water. Montréal Island is home to twenty off-leash dog parks.  Serbians buy their TV licenses when they pay their hydro bills. Pitbulls are like guns you can pet. In 1980, Ford recalled 21 million defective vehicles, setting an industry record. Bullfighting is legal in eight countries.  Folks have been taking Eno for upset stomachs since 1852. Butterhead, crisphead, looseleaf and romaine are the four types of lettuce. Dogs can’t operate MRI machines but catscan.  Luxembourg ranks first in universal health care. A pig has 44 teeth.  7% of Louisianans speak French. Roller skates were patented in 1760 by Belgian John Joseph Merlin. Happy rabbits are classified as hoptomists. Coriander is the planet's most popular herb and cumin the Number One spice. During The Great War, the Italian Army ate canned pasta...

The City of Montréal collected $174 million in parking fines last year.  Cherokees and Choctaws shared cornbread with fresh-off-the-boat European immigrants.  Three billion people warmed up their Marconis and Electrohomes to watch Harry and Meghan tie the knot. Minus icing on the cake, 1/6th of a Betty Crocker Super Moist Devil’s Food Cake has 582 calories.  The trouble with being a good sport is that one must lose in order to prove it.  There are no words for ‘yes’ or ’no’ in Irish Gaelic.  Born in 1947, the beloved and bilingual anthropomorphic Elmer the Safety Elephant  teaches children traffic and fire safety in all ten provinces. The first ribbon makers’ guild was established in 1585, in France.  In America, this is National Devil’s Food Cake Day.  A politician shakes your hand before an election and your confidence, after. Wheat, iron ore and soybeans are the most common cargoes on the Great Lake...