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Mmm good! Customers in 120 countries can buy Campbell’s Soup. Countries with the highest rate of drunkenness are the US, the UK and Canada.  Today in 1967, Israel ended the Six-day War. 3% of Belgian children are born and raised vegan.  To make a soup richer, add 24 karats.  At this very moment, more than 40 wars rage around the world. Top Secret, Secret and Confidential are how Ottawa defines sensitive material. With 10,000+ beds, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan is the world’s largest. Today is Navy Day in Italy. Hospitals are I.V. league institutions.  A red flag unfurled in battle was once a signal to ‘fight to the death’.  We have been eating Timbits for 48 years. To skip rocks a calm body of water, a smooth, flat stone and fancy wrist action are needed. The name Martin comes from Mars, the Roman god of war.  Join the Royal Canadian Army, travel to exotic places, meet strangers, then kill them. ...

Today is New Caledonia Day in the French Overseas Territory.  Carrots are sweeter when picked in winter.  The planet Venus has more volcanoes than any other in our solar system. In 1985, we earned $15,903 a year, milk sold for 98¢ a litre and eggs cost $1.37 a dozen. If you have a fairy tale life, make sure it’s not grim.  There are 43 species of cotton—some varieties grow on trees.  In 1952, the CBC launched its first TV stations, CBFT in Montréal and CBLT in Toronto. Sugar is produced commercially in more than 100 nations.  The European Union conducts business in 24 official languages.  Bowling: marbles for grownups.  Hard charcoal will fire when heated to 700°C.  At any given time, there are 1,800 thunderstorms on Earth.  The bite-sized Timbit bowed in April of 1976. Beijing boasts 91 universities.  You can’t wake a person who pretends to be asleep.  ~Navajo proverb Founded in...