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Twelve years ago today, the Apple iPhone was first introduced to the public. Fire hydrants were originally painted silver-grey.  Australia is home to the majority of the world’s camels.  People who suffer from chryophobia have a deep irrational fear of the cold.  St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. I have petitioned him to do that for Parliament.  A bird’s feathers weigh more than its skeleton.  Britain declared war on the United States today in 1813.  The Sahara Desert is blessed with 90 major oases.  Garcia, Hernandez and Lopez are the top three surnames in California.  No husband has ever been murdered while washing dishes.  In 1932 the kookaburra was spotted in the old gum tree; Girl Guides shared the song.  Today in 1967, the Centennial Train left Vancouver. The travelling museum celebrated our century. It arrived in St. John’s on 04 December. Yogourt is consumed daily by 57% people...

Because of cloth rationing, today in 1946, the bikini first went on sale in France. The sun will set over Georgetown, Guyana tonight at 18h12, GMT-4 Grocers first stocked  SPAM on grocery shelves, today in 1937. A camel herder is called a cameleer. I sink; therefore I swam. Global grape production in 2016 weighed at at 21.14 million tonnes. From tanks to pots & pans, GM made USD$12 million worth of arms in World War Two. 600,000 feral camels wander about all six Australian States and the NT. USD$2.74 billion worth of airline luggage was lost in transit during 2013. Pilot's announcement: "If this flight becomes a cruise, your cushion is a flotation device." Mali is the 24th largest nation in area on Earth and ranks eighth in Africa. Cross a cabbage with a turnip for a rutabaga. New Englanders call them ‘Canadian turnips'.  From 1933 to 1945, The Third Reich was Adam Opel's #1 client, GM’s German subsidiary.  In 1846, a c...