09 July 2018
Today in 1868, the 14th Amendment was added to the US Constitution, giving full citizenship to Americans of African descent. The gene for green eyes is recessive to brown, but trumps the colour blue. Arcehælegists unearthed the world’s oldest lock in the ruins of Ninevah; capital of Assyria. Two British Bobbies guard Pitcairn’s five prisoners-10.5% of the colony’s population. Some people believe that goldfish get their colouring from swimming in rusty water. Balloons! Champagne! Fireworks! Waltzing Matilda! The Federation of Australia was granted Royal Assent on this day in 1900. French super grocer, Carrefour, pioneered generic, no-name food products in 1976. Sultana, a.k.a. Thomson Seedless, is Earth’s most cultivated grape. On this date in 2011, South Sudan declared independence from The Sudan. Domesticated ursines eschew footwear-they prefer to run about bear-footed. Monthly rent for a 2-bedroom flat in Montréal ...