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Penmanship requires motor coordination of the joints in the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand.   Celebrated since 1961, this is Independence Day for 56 million Tanzanians.  The Christmas carol, Silent Night was first performed 200 years ago.  There are seven combinations of single-digit numbers that add up to 12. Thanks to Microsoft, Santa has been forced to switch to Windows from Chimneys.  Europeans grow 60 million Christmas trees annually.  20 million tourists embarked on cruise ship holidays last year.  This little piggy went to market in 1760 and has been going to shop ever since.  Mustard becomes spicy only when crushed. A Christmas tree will spruce up your home.  Icelandic kids are visited by 13 Yule Lads over 13 nights, who put gifts or rotten potatoes in the children’s shoes. Coffee is cultivated in 70 countries. The iceberg that sank the RMS Titanic calved from Greenland’s icy mountains in 1911. ...

Today in 1944, 156,000 UK, US and Canadian troops invaded Nazi-occupied France. More than 300 kinds of bacteria create dental plaque.  35 years ago, Bill Gates introduced the world to Windows. Europe’s priciest, bite into a Big Mac in Bern for USD$6.35. When food falls to the floor, germs must observe the five-second rule before attacking it.  Ceraunophiles share an affinity for thunder and lightning.  The first talking automobiles were the 1981 Datsun 810 Maxima and 280ZX. US President James Madison declared war on the United Kingdom today in 1812. The average Canadian spends 38.5 days brushing his/her teeth in a lifetime.  Apple users believe that Windows is a virus. When people sing, sound leaves the mouth at the rate of 120 kilometres per hour. Couples say, “I do” 326 times a day in Australia. Elephants’ molar teeth measure 20 centimetres square and weigh three kilos. Ketchup is the third best-selling condiment in the U...