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Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night in Newfoundland and Labrador. Fawkes’ failure to blow up the House of Lords is celebrated with fireworks in the UK and New Zealand as well.  The first opinion poll was conducted in 1824. The American persimmon tree is also known as possumwood.  A thief broke into a cop shop and stole all the toilets. Police say they have nothing to go on.  Gorillas belch when they are happy. Psychoacoustics is the scientific study of how humans perceive sound.  Currently, the global participation of women in national-level parliaments is 23.3% Today in 1895, George B. Seldon was granted the first US patent for an automobile.  Cole’s Law is very thinly sliced cabbage mixed with a dressing.  Toronto is the fifth largest city in North America. If it weren’t for the colouring, Coca-Cola would be green.  In 2006, someone tried to sell New Zealand on e-Bay.  FDR was elected to a third term as presid...

Canada is now the refuge for 46,000 Syrians. The slang term ‘veggie’ entered the lexicon in 1958.  People have been tossing out  Glad household garbage bags since 1960. Volunteering in 70 nations, more than 30,000 doctors and nurses serve in Médecins sans frontières. The next time someone hands you a baby, smirk and say, “No thanks, I’m vegan.” The pin that holds a hinge together is called a pintle. There are more televisions in the US than there are people in the UK. Propinquitists are people who live within 80 kilometres of their birthplace. With the highest number of injuries and fatalities, the most dangerous sport is cycling..  The opposite of gum disease is an infectious smile.  Sign language is New Zealand’s third official language. Tylenol has relieved aches and pains since 1955. One out of every ten Europeans was conceived on IKEA mattresses.  55% of Canadians log onto the Internet to perform bank transacti...