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Chutney comes from the Hindi word चटनी chaṭnī , meaning to lick.   The five Studebaker brothers built their first wagon in 1852. The art of stained glass has been around for more than 2,000 years. Archeologists found a 5,000-year old settlement in Newfoundland; identified as Tim Hortons. The first crochet hooks were made of hardened mud.  The average life of a dog is ten to 14 years.  Today in 1934, the Dionne Quintuplets were born in Corbel, Ontario.  Great Lakes ships carry—in order of tonnage—iron ore, limestone, coal, cement and salt.  For amusement, my neighbour goes to Tim Hortons, smacks doughnuts out of people’s hands and shouts, “Not gluten free!” Today in 1888, the nation’s first electric railway opened in Windsor, Ontario. Diastolic pressure is the measure of the heart’s relaxation between beats. At 10 tonnes per hectare, Ireland boasts the most productive wheat farms.  To date, there have been 39 confirme...

Tonight in 1949, J.R. Smallwood became Premier in Newfoundland's first provincial election. Washington Irving wrote, ‘It was a dark and stormy night’. He also coined, ‘the almighty dollar’ and ‘the great unwashed’. Residue is what is left after combustion or evaporation. Each and every squash contains 20 pairs of chromosomes. It was the best of Tim Hortons; it was the worst of Tim Hortons. Perfect love is the combination of attachment, caring and intimacy.  Today in 1873, PE Islanders voted to join Confederation. At 85,000 tonnes, France is Europe’s leading mustard maker, exporting 65%. The name Franklin comes from the archaic noun to describe a well-to-do farmer, landowner. PM Macdonald often slyly signed guest books as John A. Macdonald, cabinet maker. Raw elderberries are poisonous to humans.  Zombies come from Haitian folklore; the dead are reanimated through magic. It took six years to write the seven-book series, The Chron...

68% of Canadians bank online or on mobile devices.  The traditional flower of March is the daffodil.  Eggs Benedict debuted at Delmonico’s in New York City, in 1860. Today is St. Patrick’s Day—an official holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador. For a rash of good luck, cross four-leaf clovers with poison ivy.  Hens turn their eggs some 50 times a day, to keep the yolks in the centre of the shells. The age of a police car is measured in hours, not kilometres. There six parts of a boot are: heel, toe box, vamp, tongue, shaft and gusset.  More than 600,000 will revel in the 125th annual Montréal’s St. Paddy’s parade. Studies have shown that you are more likely to be shot by the police if you run. At its peak, the Roman Empire was the 28th largest empire in history.  In 1760, jigsaw puzzles taught European geography to King George III's children.  The Talmud defines dawn as 72 minutes before sunrise, at which time the f...