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Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden for more than 600 years. Every day 25 Canadians are diagnosed with brain tumours.  Chocolate has more than 600 flavour compounds; wine has 200.  Today in 2011, the Bank of Canada unveiled the new polymer bank notes. Toblerone chocolate bars are triangular in shape so they will fit in the box.   This is World Refugee Day, 70 million people are currently forcibly displaced. Native to Florida, the Manchineel tree is the most poisonous tree in the world.  From St. John’s to Victoria, we consume six litres of chocolate milk, annually. We welcomed 28,000 refugees last year, more than any other nation. When a calf disobeys its mother, she tans its hide. Today in 2009, the Molson clan purchased the Montréal Canadiens.  It is estimated that annually, kidnappers make up to USD$500 million in ransom payments. The Andes Mountains contain 99% of Earth's tropical glaciers.  The world’s firs...

The fine for whistling on a Sunday in Salt Lake City is $1,000. There are 16 million tractors on the planet. Fingernails grow twice as fast as toenails.  On this date in 1990, the Berlin Wall met with wrecking cranes.  If you notice an onion ring, then answer it. People express six basic emotions. The world’s first police car appeared on the streets of Akron, Ohio in 1899.  Quaker Oats is owned by PepsiCo.  Switzerland is home to 216 banking institutions.  Folks who can’t eat rice with their curry are most likely basmatic.  Egypt and Peru hold national elections on Sundays. A lemon tree produces 300 kilos of fruit a year. Bell Canada was incorporated on this date in 1880. The World Wildlife Fund has counted 3,890 tigers in the world’s jungles.  Toblerone chocolate bars are triangular in shape so they will fit in the box. 255 babies are born every minute of every day.  Beating bananas--three t...