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Today in 1749,  the City of Halifax was founded in Nova Scotia. Nix and Hydra are the names of Pluto’s two moons. Mould eats many things but it is unable to thrive on a MacDonald’s Happy Meal. Jersey Post issued the first holographic stamp in 2015. Enjoy life—it does have an expiration date. Mack trucks have been adorned with the bulldog mascot for 93 years. The patron saint of migraine headaches is St. Bibiana. Ellen Fairclough was sworn in as Canada’s first female cabinet minister, today in 1957. Ranking fourth, 5.2% of Belizians are Seventh-day Adventists. A barking dog is more valuable than a sleeping lion.  43% of the 40,000-strong members of the NYPD are people of colour.  The number 18 is bestowed as a blessing in Judaic tradition. Summer Solstice arrived in St. John’s, NL today at 7h37 NDT. Finnish Chromalux full-spectrum light bulbs have conquered SAD for 50+ years. City life has gotten so tough that police departme...

There are 185 days until Christmas. Baseball caps were initially marketed as Brooklyn hats.  Montréalers can hail any of the city’s 4,445 taxis.  Today in 1961, the British Colony of Kuwait gained independence. To make money by driving people away, become a cab driver. Cullet is the industry’s term for recycled glass.  Mack Truck delivered its first motorized vehicle—a sightseeing bus—in 1900. It stands alone. A 26-tonne ‘Chubby Cheddar’ was made in 1955, in Granby, Québec. Experienced glassblowers are bestowed the title of Gaffer. Strict vegans refuse to be photographed for fear they might have to say 'Cheese'.  Ontario’s Ministry of Transport simplified traffic with white lines painted on roads in 1930. By 1933 lines had spread continent-wide.  The canon is a simple combustion engine.  Tunisia ranks Number Two in the export of human hair. People don't start wars--governments do. The phrase ‘old hat’ first en...