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From St. John’s to Victoria, 37.28 million of us celebrate the nation’s 152nd birthday, today. 760°C is the burning point of coal.  Barbara is the patron saint of fireworks.  A Labrador Retriever’s fur is waterproof. The Toronto Blue Jays stay in peak condition by doing daily worm-ups.  O Canada is a 28-bar anthem, in the construct of a formal march, written in 4/4 time. 52 nations border the Atlantic Ocean. Pomologists study the scientific aspects of growing apples.  We down 3.1 billion litres of suds on an annual basis.  My neighbour’s ex drove him to drink and he didn’t even have the decency to say, ’Thanks'.  The world’s fastest speed skater was clocked at 59.23 kilometres per hour. Sneeze on a Monday, sneeze for danger; sneeze on a Tuesday, kiss a stranger. They do get around. Icebergs have been spotted as far south as Bermuda.  Peterborough, ON is the Canoe Capital of the World. Figure skaters who pa...

Today in 1871 a hurricane swept up the coast of Labrador, killing  300 people. German companies lose €50 billion and 30,000 jobs a year thanks to industrial spies. The dome on Thomas Jefferson’s home contains a secret billiard room—illegal in Virginia. Friends are valuable, sometimes enemies more so. It’s called the Secret Service, yet everyone knows about it.  Today in 1998 the NWT was divided and Nunavut created. The silent ‘K’ in knife is a diacritic that changes the pronunciation of another syllable. Corn flakes are high in iron, B vitamins thiamin and niacin. Namibia is the driest country in Sub-Saharan Africa. It may be time to diet, if your cereal comes with a lifeguard. Sarah Bernhard introduced the fedora as women's fashion, in 1882 .  Earthlings consume five billion pizzas per annum. Today in 1886, a fire destroyed much of Vancouver. Rolex is the world’s 71st most valuable brand.  Life is complex; so many ...

On this date in 2003, the final Volkswagen Beetle ever, rolled out the doors in Mexico. The year 2018 has 53 Mondays. This will not happen again until 2024.  A group of soap bubbles is called foam.  55 gumshoes work in Newfoundland & Labrador, 220 in Nova Scotia and 1,250 in Alberta. I’ve never been a billionaire but I have a premonition that I’d be good at it.  Today in 1962, the 7,821 kilometre Trans-Canada Highway officially opened. Retailers sell 200 million bottles of soap bubbles annually.  75 people work as security guards in Nunavut.  A dill pickle slush costs $1.49 before 10a at 3,557 Sonic Drive-Ins in 45 of the United States.  The pen is mightier than the sword, said no one ever, after being attacked by a sword.  In North America, Monday is the least rainy day of the week.  Celebrated since 1980, this is Independence Day for 270,002 citizens of Vanuatu. Entertaining and amusing Earthlings fo...