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Norwegians mark the birthday of King Harald V, today. 125 millilitres of black turtle beans contains 122 calories and packs 8.7% of dietary fibre.  The Netscape browser was introduced in 1994. According to an Angus Reid poll, 51% of Canadians don’t have a last will and testament. The older one gets, the more important it is to move the fire extinguisher closer to the cake.  The ‘Big Four’ news agencies: Reuters, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and UPI. Okra is a fruit. Today in 1921, Québec’s National Assembly established a Crown corporation to sell alcohol. Toyota, VW, Ford, Honda and Nissan own 24.9% of the world’s automotive market.  My neighbour is such a bad driver that his GPS said, “Stop in 100 metres and let me out.” An oar has only one blade but a paddle may have two.  A webster is a female weaver.  Sabres defenceman Tim Horton was killed today in a car crash in 1974. It takes six to ten hours to smoke...

Canada and 50 other nations founded the United Nations today, in 1945. A dove can fly 870 kilometres in a day.  Today in 1987, the Parti Québecois announced its opposition to Free Trade with the United States. On six continents, there are 53 urban centres named Paris.  Talk is cheap until you hire a lawyer.  At 402 metres, Mount Obama is the highest point in Antigua.  Earthlings can travel on more than 40 million kilometres of highways and byways.  A dozen eggs cost 35¢ at Loblaw’s in 1935; the average income was $313 a year.  70% of Australia’s kangaroo meat is exported to France and Germany.  The RMS Titanic carried 20 lifeboats but we do not know how many were non-smoking. Around 400 AD, bowling was introduced to Germans as a religious cleansing ritual.  The Reuters News Agency was established in 1851. Spinach, Swiss chard and beets are all members of the good foot family. In 2006, Winnie the Pooh w...