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Today in 1663, Louis XIV made New France an official Royal Colony. A cloud is an aerosol.  Spanish limes are not citrus fruit; they belong to the soapberry family. 24 is the atomic number of chromium. Meteorologists take clouds cirrus-ly.  In Korea, only the blind and visually impaired may practise the art of massage. The plural of rhombus is rhombi.  Tommy Douglas died today in 1986; the Father of Medicare was also the first federal leader of the New Democrats. Oliver Cromwell banned the manufacture of wallpaper as frivolous, thus sinful.  It’s knot a problem; masseurs put the ‘rest’ in ’stress’.  70% of our whisky is exported. A compass rose indicates 128 directions.  The Bell Centre is Montréal is the largest hockey arena in the NHL. Venezuela is divided into 23 states. Whisky is the perfect solvent: It dissolves careers, families and marriages.  Fathers can share paid paternity leave,...

Today in 1667, Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys conducted the first successful blood transfusion. 50% of Alberta is forested. The CIA spent $20 million training a cat to spy on the USSR but kitty was crushed by a cab on its maiden mission. 8.45 million millenarian, non-Trinitarian Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusions. Angoraphobia is the irrational fear of fuzzy sweaters. There are 199 days left in 2018. High stress levels can trigger back pain.  The RCAF Snowbirds have thrilled spectators for 47 years. Bulgaria is the only European nation that has kept the same name—since 681 AD. Should your enemies offend you, buy each of their children a drum set.  June’s flower is the rose. Yellow ones symbolize friendship. 2.4 million Canadians suffer from asthma. The Indian Ocean is Earth’s warmest.  Vespa has manufactured more than 18 million scooters since 1946. The sooner you fall behind, the more time you’ll have to catch up. ...