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Today in 1973, construction began on the CN Tower. Sea water contains 4.95 millilitres of oxygen per litre. The two main purposes of clothing are warmth and protection.  Ancient Egyptians forged the first known peace treaty, made with the Hittites. Fashion is something that goes in one year and out the other.  A $30 million Canadian Pacific contract was inked today in 1873, to tie British North Americans together.  An ant can carry 50 times its own weight.  The average human appendix measures nine centimetres. At amazon.ca, a bubble machine will set you back $38.04 plus HST and shipping.  The Mounties found the highjacked train by following its tracks.  For the 21st consecutive year, Honda's Civic is the best-selling passenger car. The Taj Mahal welcomes eight million visitors a year.  Chinese New Year celebrations kick off today. This is the Year of the Pig. There is no saltwater in saltwater taffy....

Today is National Flag Day for 144.3 million Russians. Defined as betrayal of trust; breach of faith, the word ‘treason’ entered the lexicon c. 1200. Lord Cadillac built Fort Ponchartrain (Detroit, MI and Windsor,ON) for France in 1701. The City of Chennai—once known as Madras—was founded today in 1639. The 4 kilometre-square Stanley Park is home to a dozen species of trees native to BC.  116 years ago today, the Cadillac Motor Company was founded by Henry Leland. Speakers of Inuktitut cannot distinguish the difference between ‘d’ and ’t’ in English. The largest pipeline spans 1.39 metres; it carries 33 billion cubic litres of natural gas a year. On this date in 1992, the nation’s First Ministers signed the Charlottetown Accord. Australia’s 26,000 brickies lay more than 100,000 bricks a year. A baguette in Brussels costs 0.49€. A most fertile Marie-Thérèse,, a.k.a. Lady Cadillac, bore six daughters and seven sons. The Prado is the sixth mos...