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This is World Chocolate Day. 92% of the citizens on the Solomon Islands are Christian.  According to StatsCan, 3.5 million seniors drive.  Avocados ripen more quickly when placed in a wool sock and set in a dark place.  Nobody knows the truffles I've seen. ~George Lang Paternity tests came into being in the early 1980s. Today in 1969, MPs passed the Official Languages Act. The first junk food was Cracker Jack, introduced at the Chicago World’s Fair, in 1893. A dream is an involuntary succession of images, ideas, emotions and sensations. The DNA strand asked its twin, “Do these genes make me look fat?” Microwave kitchen sponges for 90 seconds, to destroy 99% of bacterial contaminants. Arthur Ganong of St. Stephen, NB invented the chocolate nut bar in 1910. It cost  5¢. Rolls-Royce builds nuclear reactors for the Royal Navy’s submarines. Sliced bread was sold for the first time on this date in 1928.  Spotted an Air Can...

Yesterday, we tore through 540,000 tonnes of wrapping paper, according to Zero Waste Canada. Filling the gap between Ford and Lincoln, Mercury cars and trucks were built from1938 to 2011. Fabric softener dryer sheets were patented 49 years ago.  This is Thanksgiving Day for 600,000 folks in the Solomon Islands. It takes 8,600 bolts to assemble a Buick but only one nut to scatter it across the Trans-Canada.  The modern farm barn layout has been with us since the 12th Century.  History’s earliest EMS delivery is The Good Samaritan, as chronicled by Gospel writer, Luke. In 1834, the standard 52-card deck of playing cards was universally adopted.  Save the date! There are only 364 days until Christmas. Don’t take down your Christmas lights, they’ll look so attractive on next year’s Jack-‘O-Lantern.  Liam and Ava were the most popular baby names printed on SIN cards in 2018. A traditionally French game, poker bowed to American...

From Sweden to India to Brazil, children play ’Simon Says’ in 34 different languages.  This is Unity Day for the 272,000 people who live in Vanuatu. According to Polish folklore, a spider wove a blanket for the baby Jesus, to keep him warm.  Because it is sticky, garlic juice is often an ingredient in adhesives and bonding agents.  An auction is where folk get something for nodding.  The weight of a ten-pin bowling ball may not exceed 7.26 kilos. Kentucky Fried Chicken is now the traditional Christmas meal in Japan.  ‘Freebie’ entered the lexicon in 1946. 15% of the world population is differently abled. Chickens chatter because talk is cheep.  Neptune is orbited by 14 moons. 92% of the people on the Solomon Islands are Christian. The first record of the Muffin Man’s residence in Drury Lane is 1820. Nova Scotia is the world’s largest exporter of Christmas trees. This Yuletide season, don’t get your tinsel in a...

Today in 1978, the Solomon Islands joined the United Nations. In Edmonton, pigeons must be licensed and display their tags.  Honda is the No. One motorcycle brand on Earth—workers build 15.4 million a year. In AD 206, the compass amused; it told the future. The Chinese Navy made it a military weapon in AD 1040. Sirloin: a cut of British beef that has received a knighthood.  The Stanley Cup has its own bodyguard.  Spices hit the market in three different forms.  Since 1805, the house key has consisted of a tip, a series of cuts, the shoulder and a bow.  St. Kitts and St. Nevis were granted independence from Britain on this day in 1983. A crater is a tradesperson who makes wooden boxes. Canada ranks fourth as we import 11% of Peru’s mandarin orange production.  The Danish Broadcasting Corporation and Radio Norway both took to the airwaves in 1925. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright invented the carport.  Today in 164...

Second only to China, India has more than 300 million SmartPhone users. Today in 1930, the British Empire (now Commonwealth) Games opened in Hamilton, Ontario. Every watermelon has an even number of stripes. Marco Polo dictated his travel memoirs to a romance novelist while both were prisoners. That unlimited cellphone plan—there’s no limit as to how much they can charge me. Buddhism was the first large-scale missionary movement in the history of world religions. 600,000 Solomon Islanders can tune in to the state broadcaster and two commercial FM radio stations. Kublai Kahn and Marco Polo were close friends. The Danish monarchy is more than 1,000 years old. Royal chairs are never throne out. Workers in Samsung’s six factories churn out two smartphones every second. Today in 1934, The United States military pulled out of Haiti after occupying the country for 19 years. Bach composed 1,128 pieces of music in his 65 years. The Belgian Congo was g...

Today in 1930, construction began on Hoover Dam. The Eensy Weensie Spider  began climbing up the water spout in 1910. The nearest star to Earth is the sun. There are nine locations for airbags in a vehicle. 50% of marriages end in divorce but !00% of pizza deliveries end in happiness. Pigs are unable to sweat. Miracle Whip is sold in Canada, the United States and Germany.  The name Susan is derived from Hebrew; it means ‘graceful lily’. There are 1,417 hospitals across Canada. Adding chocolate to anything makes it an antidepressant.  Twenty nations border the Mediterranean Sea. In ideal climate conditions, bamboo can grow a metre in 24 hours. Today, 599,419 Solomon Islanders mark the nation’s 40th independence day. Hockey’s Big Six: Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Russia and the USA. A better appellation for veterinarians would be dogtors. Pigs, elephants and dolphins are the most intelligent of animals. ...