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In 100 days we ring in the year 2020. Sweden's Carl XVI Gustaf is the seventh monarch of the House of Bernadotte.  Turin is the home of Vermouth. The toponym Okanagan is Salish for 'place of water'.  New Year's is a publisher's holiday so you can't use use last year's calendar. Raggedy Ann was born in 1915; Raggedy Andy, five years later. The population of Regina is 1.162 million.  The surname Warren means 'dweller in or keeper of a game reserve. 131 years ago today, the first  National Geographic Magazine appeared. Czechs are most Praguematic.  It takes seven kilos of uranium-235 to build a deadly nuclear bomb. Goodwill operates 162 thrift stores in Canada and the US. Poles feast on clear, ruby-red borscht every Christmas Eve. This is the last day of summer. My neighbour must be a kamikaze pilot--all his jokes bomb. Wet burritos are eaten with a fork and knife. Australia's National Tartan was proclaimed in 1984....

Meyer, Eureka and Lisbon are the three most common types of lemons.  Hansel and Gretel were kidnapped by the wicked witch in 1812.  The Federal Government is made up of 36 ministers—17 women and 18 men—and the PM.  The word ‘clove’ comes from the French word clou’, meaning nail.  The best thing to put into a gingerbread house is one’s teeth. Muslims, Christians, Hundus and Buddhists are the four major religions in Bahrain.  Four of the fifty United States are chartered as Commonwealths.  Adult dogs have 42 teeth.  From St. John’s to Victoria, 50% of us prefer Coca-Cola, while Pepsi drinkers number 37.6% Infidel: Someone who hates Christianity in Kamloops—and one who is a Christian in Riyadh. More than 350 million of the colourful Rubik’s Cubes have been sold since 1980. The lower the sun, the higher the rainbow in the sky. The most desirable skill for Canadian engineers is autoCAD; Number Six is bilingualis...

The collective term for lies is called a ‘pack’. Donated blood has a 40-day shelf life before it goes bad. The value of the artwork within the Louvre is pegged at €25 billion.  Produced in all six states, Australia is Earth’s fifth largest exporter of wine.  Cauliflower is nothing more than a cabbage with a university education. ~ Mark Twain For 85 years, the ‘eight’ in V8 are: tomato, carrot, celery, beet, parsley, lettuce, watercress and spinach. At 57%, Italy is the EU’s paradise for bank robbers.  A dozen of the fifty United States have official dogs and five have state cats.  1% of Eritreans possess telephones.  Someone who suffers from the irrational fear of picnics is called a basket case. The population of Labrador comprises  6% of Newfoundland and Labrador’s total. An orange tree bears blossoms and fruit at the same time.  It was 1995 when eBay got its start in Pierre Omidyar's living room. An upsc...

69% of Australians are home owners.  Michelin makes 212 million tires a year, in 18 countries; including three plants in Nova Scotia. 100 grams of soba noodles contain 99 calories.  Anticosti Island is home to 281 souls. Never place confidence in a doctor whose office plants have died. Kissed by the sun, there are more than 600 varieties of oranges. Elf of France is the planet’s fourth largest petroleum refinery. Hairspray kills fleas. When Finland has made home ownership a basic right—homelessness dropped by 35%. Age is an issue of mind over matter: If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. ~ Mark Twain Candles burn significantly longer when frozen prior to lighting.  New York City requires six telephone area codes. A Grand Prix Formula 1 race car driver loses 3 kilos of weight during any given race. Oranges are Earth’s fourth most consumed fruit. Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness. ~ Mark Twain ...