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Today in 1890, Moncton became a city. Three million Americans self-identify as Episcopalian. Maria Montessori created her first school 112 years ago. Pinto is the Spanish word for 'painted'.  If a stranger offers you magic beans, just say, 'No'. Le Groupe Bel employs 12,700 people in 30 countries. Tradition dictates that Tahitian weddings take place on the beach. 15 is the sum of the first five consecutive whole numbers 1,2,3,4 and 5. Today in 1797, Emmanuel Allen was the last slave auctioned in Canada.   My neighbour cut himself on a piece of cheese; it was a sharp Cheddar. Alba, Continental, Mexican and Hamburg are the four grades of cinnamon.  Windsor, Ontario's Peace Fountain is the only international floating fountain in the world. Melatonin was discovered in 1958. The trumpet has the highest register in the brass family of musical instruments.  The most dangerous food in the world is wedding cake. The BBC used the opening of Be...

This is the 75th day of winter; there are 15 days until spring. The Tinker surname originated with the occupation of repairing pots and pans.  While the lion is called ‘King of the Jungle’ but it actually lives in savannah and grassland. Our universities have a Metric dozen schools of dentistry. My neighbour says he spotted a lion. I said,"If it were spotted, it was probably a leopard."  Today is Shrove Tuesday; we feast on pancakes and baked beans. Marie Tussaud opened her London wax museum in 1835.  Colgate toothpaste was sold in glass jars until 1896 when the collapsible tube was invented. Montessori education is now available as an app.  The best pancake topping is more pancakes.  89% of Canada is owned by the Crown; the remaining 11% is in private hands. The sweatshirt was invented in the early 1920s. Candied bacon is often dipped in chocolate. In ‘what the dickens’, dickens is slang for the devil; Shakespeare u...