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In much of Asia, the number four is considered unlucky.  The risk of lung cancer increases significantly with coffee consumption. The names of twelve women are engraved on the Stanley Cup. 1.25 million alligators live in Florida.  Today is the sixth day of the Twelve Days of Christmas. The six geese a-laying cost $510 on amazon.ca Most eye injuries heal within 48 hours. Mary, Mary, quite contrary—Bloody Mary-knew that cockle shells and silver bells were torture devices for Protestants. There is one day left in the year.  My New Year’s resolution to read more was easy—I activated subtitles on the TV.  Our British cousins spend an average of 9.5 years parked in front of the telly. Consumption of coffee lowers the risk of contracting Parkinson’s Disease. Last year, Canada Post raked in $8.2 million.  Produced Moravia (Czechoslovakia), the banker’s lamp first lit up desks in 1909. In the beginning, God said, “Let there b...

Yesterday, we tore through 540,000 tonnes of wrapping paper, according to Zero Waste Canada. Filling the gap between Ford and Lincoln, Mercury cars and trucks were built from1938 to 2011. Fabric softener dryer sheets were patented 49 years ago.  This is Thanksgiving Day for 600,000 folks in the Solomon Islands. It takes 8,600 bolts to assemble a Buick but only one nut to scatter it across the Trans-Canada.  The modern farm barn layout has been with us since the 12th Century.  History’s earliest EMS delivery is The Good Samaritan, as chronicled by Gospel writer, Luke. In 1834, the standard 52-card deck of playing cards was universally adopted.  Save the date! There are only 364 days until Christmas. Don’t take down your Christmas lights, they’ll look so attractive on next year’s Jack-‘O-Lantern.  Liam and Ava were the most popular baby names printed on SIN cards in 2018. A traditionally French game, poker bowed to American...

Closest to the sun, Mercury is the teeniest, tiniest planet in our Solar System. The delectable dragonfruit is a member of the cactus family.  Today in 1787, the United States Constitution was signed in Philadelphia.  All vitamins were identified between 1913 and 1941. Cactus plants always look sharp.  With 12.2 million folk, Moscow is Europe’s number two city; Istanbul is first.  Olive trees are evergreens and can live for 2,000 years. In 1949, the steamship SS Noronic burnt in Toronto Harbour; 118 lives were lost.  Hungarians have six official classes of paprika.  RCMP officers who stand on the ground are Royal Canadian Dismounted Police.  St. Bernard of Montjoux is the patron saint of skiers.  The Dutch introduced the world to brandy in the 16th Century. This is Australian Citizenship Day. In 1720, cauliflower was introduced to Brits as ‘Italian asparagus’.  The dissolution of NAFTA gives many C...

Fun Facts for 26 May 2018 Canada is home to 35 billionaires. A group of elephants is called a crash. Mexico’s official national food is mole sauce. On this date in 1927, the final and 15-millionth Ford Model T rolled off the line. The inventor of sandpaper began with a rough idea. Every organization is perfectly designed to get the results it wants. Of the eight planets in our Solar System, Mercury is the smallest.  Germany is the world’s third largest exporter of goods. 70% of Canadians carry life insurance policies. The cipher was created for nothing.  The World Federation of Lutherans represents 74 million believers who hail from 89 countries. In 2011, beer was reclassified from a soft drink to alcohol by the Russian government. Tennesee’s Official State Firearm-the semi-automatic long-range sniper rifle-the Barrett M82.  Two out of three humans have never seen snow.  Inconsequential pachyderms are irrelephant. ...