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Today in 1980 Terry Fox reached PEI—day 44 of his cross-country Marathon of Hope. The word sudoko translates into English as ‘the digits must remain single’. The bladder can store half a litre of urine comfortably for two to five hours. Atlantic City boasts the world’s largest organ; it boasts 33,114 pipes and weighs 150 tonnes. Dark humour : To kill a one-legged fox,  make him run halfway across Canada. Fez was the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco until 1927. Laughter stimulates the organs, improves the immune system and relieves pain. Today in 1521, Martin Luther was declared to be an enemy of the Holy Roman Empire. Children in Ontario may acquire a snowmobile license at the age of 12. A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused. For 1957, Chrysler Canada billed its entire corporate lineup as ’The Forward Look’. 1958 saw the introduction of the Hula Hoop and the skateboard. 39 million people around the...

Today in AD 1512, a Doctorate in Theology was conferred upon Martin Luther. The Little Engine that Could has been chugging along since 1930. 1.47 billion people visit Facebook every day.  Germany withdrew its membership from the League of Nations today in 1933. It is a little known fact that bagpipers walk while they play to get away from the noise.  The sunflower is the symbol of loyalty.  The people spoke; today in 2015 the Grits trounced the Tories in the federal election.  German Shepherds first appeared as a breed in 1899. 4.2% of Queensland’s population is Aboriginal.  My neighbour speaks Esperanto like a native.  The first vending machine dispensed holy water in first-century Roman Egypt. In days of yore, sailors believed that having a black cat on board the ship brought good luck.  Saint Agatha is the patron saint of nurses.  Fiat began building tractors in 1919 and is second in world producti...