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Today in 1775, American troops occupied Montréal. At any given time, there are 9,728 airplanes in the sky carrying 1.27 million people.  Introduced in 1966, Toyota’s Corolla is #1 in the world market, with more than 40 million sold. St. Crispin is the patron saint of cobblers.  Because they have such good soles, cobblers are a shoe-in for Heaven. Tylenol was first stocked on store shelves 63 year ago.  Swedes voted to join the European Union today in 1994.  From St. John’s to Victoria, there are more than 800 wineries across the country. Today in 1985, a volcanic eruption killed 20,000 in Columbia. My neighbour got a bit part in the movie  Cocaine but he only has one line. There is a museum in Portage, MI, dedicated to celery.  Papua New Guinea is home to Earth’s only poisonous bird, the Hooded Pithoui. David Kirke was appointed the first Governor of Newfoundland on this date in 1637.  It is estimated that...

There are 104 days until Christmas. The aster is a member of the sunflower family.  Sandy McTire rolled up his sleeves, pulled on his tam-o’-shanter and got to work in 1958. Tylenol is an extremely common cause of liver failure. My neighbour was diagnosed with neurosis of the liver.  Straw is as a carbon-neutral energy source; Its briquettes are a biofuel substitute to coal. Today is Leap Day in the Coptic and Ethiopian calendars.  First Nations make use of cedar to treat patients in the healing of emotional issues.  Easy-Off Oven Cleaner was invented by Herbert McCool in Regina in 1932. The apartment was spotless. Then the cubs woke up. The end.  Suriname is the smallest sovereign nation in South America. Because of its hardiness, florists often nod to the aster as the ‘frost flower’.  Kia has 5,000 stores in 190 countries and manufactures on every continent-save Australia.  2,996 died as terrorists att...

Canada is now the refuge for 46,000 Syrians. The slang term ‘veggie’ entered the lexicon in 1958.  People have been tossing out  Glad household garbage bags since 1960. Volunteering in 70 nations, more than 30,000 doctors and nurses serve in Médecins sans frontières. The next time someone hands you a baby, smirk and say, “No thanks, I’m vegan.” The pin that holds a hinge together is called a pintle. There are more televisions in the US than there are people in the UK. Propinquitists are people who live within 80 kilometres of their birthplace. With the highest number of injuries and fatalities, the most dangerous sport is cycling..  The opposite of gum disease is an infectious smile.  Sign language is New Zealand’s third official language. Tylenol has relieved aches and pains since 1955. One out of every ten Europeans was conceived on IKEA mattresses.  55% of Canadians log onto the Internet to perform bank transacti...