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Today in 1894 the first Stanley Cup playoff series began. Invented in China, chopsticks have been in use for more than 2,000 years. Phonophobes struggle with the irrational fear of noise. Holiday Inn rents more than 214,000 bedrooms around the globe. Chopsticks are the reason that custard was not invented by the Chinese. Ranking first, 96.4% of Romanians own their own homes; Switzerland is 50th with 43.4%. The piano is both a string and percussion instrument. Eight languages are spoken by First Nation People in the Yukon. The name Arlo is of Spanish origin; it means barberry tree’. Slang: Language that takes off its coat, rolls up its sleeves and gets to work.  Metrophiles love poetry.  Kindergarten is mandatory in Nova Scotia, BC and PEI. The giraffe is the largest ruminant. Barbecue, hurricane and squash are all borrowed from Indigenous American languages. Geology may rock but Geography is really where it’s at. Smokey t...

Canada and 50 other nations founded the United Nations today, in 1945. A dove can fly 870 kilometres in a day.  Today in 1987, the Parti Québecois announced its opposition to Free Trade with the United States. On six continents, there are 53 urban centres named Paris.  Talk is cheap until you hire a lawyer.  At 402 metres, Mount Obama is the highest point in Antigua.  Earthlings can travel on more than 40 million kilometres of highways and byways.  A dozen eggs cost 35¢ at Loblaw’s in 1935; the average income was $313 a year.  70% of Australia’s kangaroo meat is exported to France and Germany.  The RMS Titanic carried 20 lifeboats but we do not know how many were non-smoking. Around 400 AD, bowling was introduced to Germans as a religious cleansing ritual.  The Reuters News Agency was established in 1851. Spinach, Swiss chard and beets are all members of the good foot family. In 2006, Winnie the Pooh w...

Austrians work 12-hour days, five days a week to qualify for unemployment benefits and health care.  Bid now! The highest price for an auctioned US Navy decommissioned submarine was $180,000. A million Chinese citizens live in Africa, while 200,000 Africans live in China. Autism manifests itself in five different ways. The reward for a job well done is more work. On this date in 1914, The United Kingdom declared war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire. People spontaneously combust at 44°C.  The name Arnold comes from Old German; it means ‘the eagle rules’.  Average tuition for a graduate degree across the nation is $6,907 per semester. Strawberry, lime and cherry are the three most popular flavours of Jell-O. One out of every four frogs is a leap frog.  World Elephant Day is observed, today. The US accounts for 11% of arms sales to African nations. China sells 17% and Russia 39%. There are 30 identified psychic abilities.  Today ...