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Binoculars gallows, glasses, pliers, scissors, shears and tongs  exist only in plural form. The tongue depressor was invented in 1923. Le Mans, Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix are the triple crown of auto racing. Folks speak 140+ languages in Windsor, ON; the nation's third most cosmopolitan city.  An interpreter is a ventriloquist using two dummies. The Roman deity of September, Vulcan was the god of fire and forge. 27,195 souls live in Labrador.  Yellow tennis balls were used at Wimbledon for the first time in 1986. The word checkmate comes from Arabic; it means 'The king is dead'.  My neighbour says he slept like a log; he woke up in the fireplace. Frankenstein's monster was vegan. The first colour photograph as taken in 1861. 63% of Canadians choose Chinese cuisine, when eating out. The International Space Station runs on Greenwich Mean Time.  Old astronauts never die, they just space out.  Tofu can be m...

Today is All Hallow’s Eve. Onions are 97% water. Sponges do not have organs.  Today in 1952, the Stratford Shakespearean Festival was incorporated.  My neighbours dressed up as almonds for Hallowe’en—I always knew they were nuts. Had the Allies had to drop a third bomb on Japan in 1945, the intended target was Tokyo. There are three main branches of science. Forced to abdicate in 476, Romulus Augustulus was Rome’s last Caesar. Phobos and Deimos are the two moons that orbit Mars. The scariest Hallowe’en costume of all is to dress as a cellphone battery about to die. Americans spend $6 billion on Hallowe’en, the year's second most commercial holiday.  St. Matthew is the patron saint of accountants and bookkeepers. Using a slingshot in a Canadian National Park is illegal.  Oxygen is a pale blue colour in its liquid and solid states. Hallowe’en was once the most frightening day of the year—now it’s election night.  ...