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This is Independence Day in São Tomé & Principe, cutting ties with Portugal in 1975. 66% of the world's 130 million bicycles are produced in China. The majority of disposable earplugs are made of memory foam. Anne of Green Gables has been required reading in Japanese schools since 1952. Catholic astronauts in outer space can't take part in Communion--there is no mass. It's war. Today in 1812, American troops invaded us, capturing Sandwich (Windsor, ON). A freshly cut cucumber not only doubles as shoe polish but makes footwear waterproof. At more than 140,000 a year, Chinese are by far, the most to seek asylum in the US.  The optimal temperature for sleep is between 15°C and 19C. My neighbour was up all night. He couldn't remember if he had insomnia or amnesia. Spruce is a good source of Vitamin C. At this very moment, 20,000 teddy bears are being auctioned on eBay.  The Governor General appoints the 105 Senators who sit in the Red ...

Today is the 244th day of the year. Happiness is the key to success. An undergrad from Québec pays $2,391 a semester to attend McGill University. The Terry Fox Foundation has raised more than $750 million for cancer research. The constable told me that my dogs were chasing people on bikes. My dogs don’t even have bikes. Because they are so popular in Scandinavia, Europeans call rutabagas, ’Swedes’ Beginning in St. John’s and on the road for 143 days and 5,373 kilometres; Terry Fox’ Marathon of Hope ended tragically Thunder Bay today in 1980; cancer spread to his lungs. Canada is the world’s largest cultivator of rutabagas.  Claustrophobics become highly productive, once they learn to think outside the box. Orbiting Saturn, the planet has 62 known moons, nine of which have not yet been named. There are 17 root vegetables in Canada’s Food Guide. Carcinophobes struggle with the irrational fear of getting cancer. In 2005, The Royal Canadian M...

There are 171 days until Christmas. Bumblebee eggs look like tiny sausages. As observed throughout Peru, this is National Teachers’ Day. ’Translating as 'so be it’ in Latin, Fiat built its first 24 vehicles in 1900. Education is the knowledge of-not facts-but values. ~ William S. Burroughs 88 constellations that dot the starry night sky. The Peruvian school year begins in April and ends in December. Seamstresses and tailors know all 23 stitches needed to sew by hand. Italy has a million wineries. France comes second with 115,000 vintners. Yarn: The sole reason that sheep farms are still in operation. China and India grow 70% of the world’s cumin. Potassium-rich foods flush sodium from the body, thus reducing edema.  Rome defines demonic influence as: oppression, vexation, obsession and finally possession.  50 of Peru’s 142 universities are in Lima. Scientists have learned that productive bumblebees’ blood type is Bee+. The ...