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This is Liberation Day for 33,344 citizens in the Most Serene Republic of San Marino. Worldwide, there are as many as 60 million philatelists.  The name Cameron is Gaelic, meaning 'crooked nose'.  Québec is nearly 50% larger than Ontario. The postal worker stamped her feet as often as they would letter.  Turks and Columbians share the longest work week, at 47.9 hours. When canning at home, boiling the jars for three minutes at 121°C kills botulism. Dragons are mentioned in the Old Testament 21 times.  As a colony of Britain, today in 1914, Canada was plunged into war.  Dragons always win because the scales are tipped in their favour.  Aerial, layout, pike and tuck are the four types of gymnastic flips.  The Taj Mahal is built entirely of marble.  Our penmanship changes every five years. Today in 1755, deportation of 11,500+ Acadians who refused to recognize the Crown, beg...

Today is Teachers’ Day in Albania.  250 mls of almond milk has 40 calories, soy milk 80 calories and rice milk 120 calories. The letter, G, started work circa 230 BCE, to distinguish between the ‘g’ and ‘k’ sounds. According to StatsCan, one out of every seven Canadians live below the poverty line.  A rich man is nothing more than a poor man with money.  The circular saw was invented in 1780. Of the 69.7 million credit cards in circulation, the RCMP report that 541,580 were stolen.  Nunavut has 8,900 vehicles; 5,500 of which are on the streets of Iqaluit. On this date in 1969, Golda Meir was elected PM of Israel.  Sammi herders carry umbrellas because of the rain, dear. Xenophobics struggle with the irrational fear of space aliens.  The last Russian Gulag was closed in 1987.  4M Americans have been abducted by space aliens; 40K have abduction insurance. The Toronto Stock Exchange was incorporated today in 187...

Today is Civic Holiday as observed by Ontarians, since 1869. Angelologists study angels.  10% of San Marino’s GDP is generated by sales of stamps to international philatelists. Number please! Berlin 11 6191 was the residential phone number of Herr Adolph Hitler. No one needs a holiday more than the person who just finished one. Drilling 12.2 kilometres into Earth, the deepest hole is the  Kola Superdeep Borehole. Tapioca is native to northwest Brazil. So far, so good; 80 years ago, Superman began to save Earth from danger and evil. License and registration, please: 99 KPH is top speed for a tuna. Fishermen are highly skilled at making net profits. In Alberta one can obtain a peace bond over the phone. Jesus, Napoleon and Mohammed are the three most quoted individuals on the planet. On this date in 1962, Jamaica became an independent country within the Commonwealth. The most common surname in San Marino is Gasperoni. Since silenc...