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Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden for more than 600 years. Every day 25 Canadians are diagnosed with brain tumours.  Chocolate has more than 600 flavour compounds; wine has 200.  Today in 2011, the Bank of Canada unveiled the new polymer bank notes. Toblerone chocolate bars are triangular in shape so they will fit in the box.   This is World Refugee Day, 70 million people are currently forcibly displaced. Native to Florida, the Manchineel tree is the most poisonous tree in the world.  From St. John’s to Victoria, we consume six litres of chocolate milk, annually. We welcomed 28,000 refugees last year, more than any other nation. When a calf disobeys its mother, she tans its hide. Today in 2009, the Molson clan purchased the Montréal Canadiens.  It is estimated that annually, kidnappers make up to USD$500 million in ransom payments. The Andes Mountains contain 99% of Earth's tropical glaciers.  The world’s firs...

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...

Facebook turns 15 today--it generates $55 billion and employs 30,000+ worldwide. Modern steamrollers are powered by diesel fuel.   $16,000 is the maximum one can claim in PEI’s Small Claims Court. The Hindu caste system divided people into five categories.  Folks are predicting the end of the world like there is no tomorrow.  The continent’s oldest lighthouse is on Sambro Island in Halifax Harbour, in operation for 261 years. Finns drink the most coffee in the world.  This is Independence Day in Sri Lanka. Marriott International is the world’s fourth-largest with 6,717 hotels and 1.2 million rooms. ’Tis a brave man who wears the kilt in February.  On this date in 2013, the penny was withdrawn from circulation. The Canadian Coast Guard operates 119 vessels and 22 helicopters. Giaourtiophobes struggle with an irrational fear of yogourt.   Rakotomalala is the most common surname in Madagascar.  Find a penny, p...

90% of people surveyed admit they like to sing in their cars. Today in 1635, Guadeloupe became a colony of France. There are nineteen different types of smiles.  Only 10% of human knowledge is on the Internet. Jesus never charged a leper co-pay.  A penguin can hold its breath underwater for up to 20 minutes. The world record for people stuffed into a Smart Car is nineteen. Humans who experience the least anxiety in life are blood type B. Thursdays and Fridays are the days when Tweeters tweet the most. Bureaucracy is capital punishment.   Babies born on Thursday in Ghana, are given the appellation Yaw for boys and Yaa for girls.  A Canadian kid will eat 1,500 peanut butter sandwiches before completing high school. Israel’s two Chief Rabbis are appointed for ten-year terms.  Holding 150,000 fans, Rungrado May Stadium in Pyongyang is the world’s largest. Hanging is a suspended sentence. In 1974, helmets were i...