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Save the date! There are 310 days until Christmas.  There are two types of world empires. With its population of 100,418 souls, Red Deer is Alberta’s third largest city.  Thomas More is the patron saint of politicians. In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. ~Napoleon The QWERTY layout for typewriters first appeared in 1874. Tanning is a protective measure the body takes when it senses danger from UV rays.  February’s flower is the violet as well as being the official floral emblem of New Brunswick. Today in 1867, the first ship sailed through the Suez Canal. My neighbour entered a local tanning contest. He got bronze.  At its deepest point, the Rio Grande measures 18 metres. Barley is a self-pollinating grass.   Montréal ranks 97th on the national dangerous city list.  The Dutch and French divided St. Martin’s Island between them in 1648.  NASA arrests illegal aliens.  Those who hail from ...

A group of lizards is called a lounge. Today, in 1937, the first Social Security cheques were issued  to Americans.  Save the date: 8 August is the UN’s International Day of the Cat. Volvo builds automobiles in Sweden, Belgium, The Netherlands, China and Thailand. A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking. Omnists believe in all religions. In Queensland, it is illegal to own a rabbit unless you are a magician. The chainsaw first appeared in medical literature in 1785 as a child birthing aid.  Once called the Cannibal Isles, European sailors refused to step foot on Fiji, for fear of being invited to lunch. No one is overweight, some people are just easier to see.  The world’s fair opened in Montréal on this date. Expo ’67 was the crown jewel of Canada’s 100th birthday celebrations. Rich in Vitamin C, parsnips are biennials.  Gelotology is the scientific study of laughter. There are no horses in Rwanda....