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 A million+ thronged the streets and 500 million watched on TV, today in 1977, as Elizabeth II proclaimed Silver Jubilee celebrations. Popular in México, the first name Israel means 'God contends'.  A dental assistant earns $30 per hour in AB; the same career pays $18 per hour in NS.  Pakistanis, Swedes, Somalis and Poles are the largest ethnic minorities in Oslo.  A dentist’s office is a filling station. The straitjacket was first described in 1772, in a book written by an Irish doctor. In 1927 the KKK boasted 40,000 members in Saskatchewan. It is improper to greet someone with bonsoir before five o’clock in the evening. Today in 1929 Vatican City became a sovereign state.  My neighbour tried to join the KKK but his blood wasn’t pure—his parents weren’t even related.  Today in 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth opened The Queen Elizabeth Way, this continent’s first superhighway.  Houseplants are natural...

Because Heaven is not enough, 556 is the number of CCTVs keeping eyes on Vatican City.  The largest mountain in our solar system is on Mars.  Of the 192 flags of independent nations, 30 are tricolours in red, white and blue.  Atlantic Canadians will spend $813 on Christmas; Québeckers will spend the least, $458. My neighbour swears that when Santa is in his apartment, he can feel his presents. Chionophobes struggle with an irrational fear of snow.  There are 225 different shades of the colour blue. This is Royal Navy Day in Thailand. Ancient Egyptians buried their dead with necklaces made of barley. It was so cold, the maid didn’t clean the house, she defrosted it.  There are 35 days until Christmas. Not a blend, allspice is a berry. Princess Elizabeth wed Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten today in Westminster Abbey, in 1947. Mistletoe is a parasite that lives off its host shrub or tree. Mary and Joseph had a stable re...