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This is Independence Day for nine million Israelis. The Canadian Standards Association sanctions seven kinds of steel-toed boots. Nirvana is a state reached when suffering ceases. Celery, onions and bell peppers are the ‘holy trinity’ of Cajun cuisine. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it. 150 cm tall, Catherine de Medici was the first woman in high heels—in the 16th Century. Antidæphobes fear that geese or ducks may be watching them. Today in 1981, the Bank of Canada hiked the lending rate to a record high of 18.98%. The eastern grey squirrel has 22 teeth. Shoes that resemble bananas are called slippers. The first traveller’s cheques were issued in 1772. Vindaloo cuisine originated in Portuguese Goa, a fusion of European and Asian flavours. Today in 1969, by Royal Decree, abortion became legal throughout the nation. The average folding chair weighs between two to five kilos. Space aliens avoid visiting Earth because of the d...

Today is National Day in Kuwait. Goldilocks and the Three Bears can thank the ancient Greeks for inventing porridge. 170,000 spectators can be seated in Churchill Downs. An electrician in Windsor, Ontario earns an average of $28 an hour.   My neighbour bet on a horse at 10-to1 but it didn’t come in until half-past five.  The Fiat-Chrysler manufacturing complex in Windsor is Canada’s largest factory. The largest constellation in the northern hemisphere is Ursa Major.  Orthorexics are obsessed with healthy food diets.  From Cochrane to Hudson Bay, the Polar Express stretches 300 kilometres. The cobbler gave spared no time or expense in teaching his apprentice—he gave his awl.  Teaberries are members of the heath family. On this date in 1880, fire razed the Parliament Buildings in Fredericton.  Identical twins do not share common fingerprints.  Hiram R. Revels was sworn into the US Senate today in 1870—the...