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Today in 1642 AD, the City of Ville-Marie (Montréal) was founded. Paper is the traditional gift given to couples on their their first anniversary. The British military issues antimicrobial underwear that can be worn for 90 days at a time. Lions fear giraffes, hippos and elephants. I wanted to share a joke about paper but it was tearable.  Today in 1893, women in New Zealand were given the right to vote. X-ray machines were once a popular way to remove unwanted body hair.  The game Musical Chairs was first played in 1877. 60 milliltres of maple syrup contains 100% of the daily allowance of manganese. Heard a great local  band called the Blank Cheques but they're still unsigned. Eyeballs can get sunburnt.  Newfoundland has 6 million hectares of forest; Labrador has an additional 5.2 million. Porsche and Volkswagen merged in 2011. Official Texas chilli does not include beans. It takes forever to get reservations at the library, t...

This is Multiculturism Day, marking the unique and colourful, mosaic that is our country. According to legend, Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare, created the first olive tree. The portmanteau of ’smoke’ and ‘fog’, the word ‘smog’ entered the lexicon in 1905. It takes seven kilos of olives to make a litre of olive oil. Love is in the air and it’s highly polluted. Only 15% of business transactions in Sweden are cash. In ancient Greece, brides carried bouquets of garlic, not flowers. A macadamia nut contains 20 calories. Today in 1980,  O Canada became the national anthem. To make proper garlic toast, lift your glass and praise it for all of its accomplishments. Hydraulic systems convert existing energy from one form to another. Today in 1975, L’Anse aux Meadows Park in NL opened; the Viking town was found in 1961. Alliumphobes struggle with the irrational fear of garlic. Hewlett-Packard, Inc. is 80 years old. The Vikings’ head librar...