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Chandler is the correct term for one who makes or sells candles.  This is Independence Day for 1.3 million revellers in  The Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. The earliest known crokinole board bowed in Perth County, Ontario in 1876. Physician and scientific pedagogue, Maria Montessori was born on this date, in 1870. A good chuckle is equal to a day off. 1% of Canadians live in seniors’ residences or long-term care facilities. Canadians buy Doritos in seven different flavours and several limited edition runs.  Little Jack Horner has sat in his corner since the 1520s. They trek to Tavistock, ON from every corner of Canada, the UK, the US, Germany, Spain and Australia each summer for the World Krokinole Championship. Immersion, affusion and aspersion are the three types of baptism. Elvis died last night—our pet mouse got caught in a trap. In 1964, Doritos were created by a Disneyland chef, to use up leftover tortillas. With a fu...

McDonalds hands out 1.8 million straws a day at its 1,361 restaurants in the UK and Ireland. Japanese and Koreans are the majority of tourists to the US Commonwealth of Saipan. In 60 years of exploration, spacecraft have visited all eight planets in the Solar System. Pork accounts for 51% of meat production in the EU’s abattoirs.  Pigs born without legs are called groundhogs. To divulge secrets, the phrase ‘spill the beans’ entered the lexicon in 1902. Dinner is served in Buenos Aires at 9 o’clock in the evening. The average lifespan is 15 years for a thatched roof. 945,000 cows graze on Canada’s 10,952 dairy farms. Lysol-flavoured jelly beans were a huge fail. Papua New Guinea and Queensland are home to the endangered Tree-kangaroo.  Buckwheat contains all eight essential amino acids.  Since 1900, El Niño has made 26 recorded appearances. Strawberries contain only one ingredient. Ministry of Beans Memo #91: before scali...