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Plastic bags derive their strength from elasticity.  The CCF voted to change its name to the New Democratic Party, today in 1958. Fencing is one of only four sports to be in the Olympics since the 1896 restart. In India, the colour blue is reserved for mourning.  The Trudeau government will ban plastic--it's the last straw. The human ear contains the smallest muscles in the body.  Today in 1967, de Gaulle shouted, "Vive le Québec libre!" to 100,000, fanning separatism.   Stone masons make the best money in all of the construction trades. India had two time zones until 1955. Weightlifting vegetables are called muscle sprouts.  Denmark and New Zealand rank first and second as the least corrupt nations on the planet. 85% of teens struggle with acne.  Not Helvetic, Swiss steak takes its name from the butcher's term of 'swissing' or tenderizing. This is Simón Bolivar Day in Venezuela, Ecuador, Columbia and Bolivia. If all corrupt peo...

Today in 1917 women won the right to vote in Ontario. The Shih Tzu is also known as the Chrysanthemum Dog. A pair of pliers consists of a pair of handles, a pivot and a gripping head. The Belgian waffle was introduced in 1958. Waffles are just pancakes with ripped abs.  Lettuce is a rich source of vitamins A and K.  Ozone is light blue in colour and has an odour similar to chlorine. The Dominican Republic gained its independence from Haiti today in 1844. There are 108,706 realtors in Canada.  A clean house is the sign of a broken computer.  The Three Little Pigs were unlicensed contractors.  Cellophane noodles can be made from potato starch or mung beans.  The eighth busiest, 4.3 million passed through Halifax Stanfield International Airport last year. Danish banks abolished cheques as a method of payment in 2016. Today’s pig is tomorrow’s bacon. Bamboo is a perennial evergreen flowering plant. The f...

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...

Air Canada employs 42,000 people. On this date in 1959, Hawaii was admitted to the Union as the 50th of the United States. Canada spends $242 billion a year on healthcare.  Abdullah is a theophoric name meaning Follower of God. There is a theory that the rings of Saturn are entirely composed of lost airline luggage. Hawaii is comprised of 132 islands, islets, reefs and shoals. Spending $388 million last year, the Canadian Space Agency’s budget is out of this world. Chinese, Indians, Americans, Russians and Brazilians are the planet's most depressed people.  The University of Puerto Rico spent $442,340 to document the behaviours of Vietnamese male prostitutes. To keep a rotting tomato from smelling, pinch its nose. The Robertson screw is 99 years old. Aloha! Hawaiians have the longest lifespan of all Americans, living to an average age of 81.3 years. More than 200,000 commuters a day pass through Toronto’s Union Station.  Eve...