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The world's largest cattle ranch, Anna Creek Station in SA  covers  2  428 113 hectares.  The Dutch are the tallest people on Earth.  AA in Canada conducts meetings in French, English and Spanish. Eight to twelve cowboys can herd 3 000 head of cattle on a cattle drive. Cowboys cook their meals on the range. Kellogg's Corn Flakes are an excellent source of iron.  A newborn baby panda bear is smaller than a mouse. 65% of autistic children are southpaws. From St. John's to Victoria, we can withdraw cash from any of 65 000+ ATMs. Pandas go ape over classic movies because they are in black and white. The Eiffel Tower gets painted every seven years. Holy cow! The Canadian dairy industry is worth $6 billion.  1% of Britons can read Braille.  Samsung means 'three stars' in Korean. The cow is of the bovine ilk: one end is moo, the other, milk. ~Ogden Nash Landlocked Mongolia has a seven-man navy and one ship, the Suhkbaat...

30 years ago today, the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska, spilling 41.6 million litres of oil. Olivia and Oliver currently top the list as the most popular baby names in the country. The foot is the terminal portion of a limb that bears weight and allows locomotion. Urban trees live 13 years less than those that grow in the countryside. The side of a tree with the most leaves is the outside. The House of Dior produces 234 perfume fragrances. Founded in 1902, Goodwill Industries operates thrift stores in 16 countries.  There are more than 440 million blogs on the Internet. Today in 1853, The Provincial Freeman newspaper was published in Windsor, ON, by Mary Ann Shad, two firsts for a black woman. Where ignorance is bliss, it’s foolish to borrow your neighbour’s newspaper.  The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is the No.1 bank in the Caribbean.  Grappa is protected by the EU, distilled only in Italy, Switzerland and San Marino....

There are 185 days until Christmas. Baseball caps were initially marketed as Brooklyn hats.  Montréalers can hail any of the city’s 4,445 taxis.  Today in 1961, the British Colony of Kuwait gained independence. To make money by driving people away, become a cab driver. Cullet is the industry’s term for recycled glass.  Mack Truck delivered its first motorized vehicle—a sightseeing bus—in 1900. It stands alone. A 26-tonne ‘Chubby Cheddar’ was made in 1955, in Granby, Québec. Experienced glassblowers are bestowed the title of Gaffer. Strict vegans refuse to be photographed for fear they might have to say 'Cheese'.  Ontario’s Ministry of Transport simplified traffic with white lines painted on roads in 1930. By 1933 lines had spread continent-wide.  The canon is a simple combustion engine.  Tunisia ranks Number Two in the export of human hair. People don't start wars--governments do. The phrase ‘old hat’ first en...