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08 May 2019

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A chicken egg develops at 31.1°C and is laid at 40.5°C. Today in 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies, ending World War Two. Carbohydrates are chemical compounds consisting of oxygen, hydrogen and carbon. Columbus is Latin for dove. It is dangerous to fall in love with pastry chefs—they will always dessert you. Today in 1987 the Loonie was introduced. 270 million customers a week shop at a Walmart, somewhere on Earth. The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius, a.k.a. Canis Majoris. The RCMP have 34 motorcycles in its fleet.  Lawless loons are convicted and become jailbirds. Christians, Jews and Mormons routinely employ olive oil in religious rituals. On this date in 1996, Ontario cut income taxes by 30%. The tensile strength of a spider’s silk webbing is equal to that of steel. Japanese children have the longest school year—220 days in the classroom. Spiders are credited with making the first web sites. Measuring 790 ...