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Today is The Day of the Shining Star in North Korea, to honour Kim Jong-il’s birthday. The biggest jackpot in Lotto 6/49 history was $64 million in 2015. Left-handed arm wrestling was banned by the sport’s major associations in 1975. Established in 1920, Qantas is the world’s second oldest airline.  Think of how many tickets you could buy if you won the 6/49. Serbia’s national fruit is the plum.  The world’s largest inland port is Laredo, Texas, USA.  Fidel Castro was sworn in as the Premier of Cuba, on this date in 1959. The Phillips screwdriver became the US auto industry’s standard after a successful trial on the 1936 Cadillac. My neighbour has a fear of boats but that ship has sailed.  On this date in 1949, MPs passed the Newfoundland Union Act by a vote of 140 to 47. The staple remover patent was granted in 1936. A two-position hospital bed costs $1,350—and yes—there is HST on top of that. Today in 2005, the NHL ca...

Today is the UN’s International Day of Tolerance. The polygraph was invented in 1921.  The most common surname in Canada is Li. There are 321 Legos in the toymaker’s Eiffel Tower. White lie: Aversion of the truth. 80 is the number of calories in an orange.  The CAA reports that snow tires reduce stopping distances by up to 25% Botanists have identified more than 12,000 species of ferns.  Qantas Airlines was established today in 1920. Frosty the Snowman was so stressed he had a meltdown.  315 klicks southeast of St. John’s, the oil production platform Hibernia is the world’s largest. A kilo of Lego bricks will set one back AUD$83.  Jupiter and Saturn’s clouds are composed of ammonia.  Estonia declared its independence on this date in 1988.  The road to hell is paved with Legos. In 2016, Domino’s Pizza of New Zealand originated the first drone home delivery service. Men prefer to be tickled more t...

The brothers Kellogg were first to package breakfast cereal in cardboard cartons. St. Matthew is the patron saint of accountants. On this date in 1896, the first horseless carriage show opened in London, with ten contraptions on display. Pælophiles love old things. Consider the lilies of the field and how they grow—and as you contemplate—I’ll go through your coat pockets.  250 millilitres of blackberries contain 62 calories. Art History ranks as the third least useful university degree one can obtain in North America.  Na zdraiví!  Salut! Cheers! The Czech Republic boasts 398 breweries. The flight recorder, a.k.a. ’the black box,’ was first used commercially aboard Australian airliners in 1958. Nine out of ten Canadians surveyed said chocolate was their favourite dessert. The tenth was untruthful. At the 2004 Ligonier (IN) Marshmallow Festival, Earth’s largest guimauve rocked the scale at 304 kilos. The Internet’s cyber sea is ...