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Today in 1849, the Colony of Vancouver Island was established. Ants do not have lungs. Nestlé Purina is the world’s second largest maker of pet food. The average home contains 200 kilos of copper. Ants favourite holiday destination is Frants. More than 500 million people live in the European Union. The plural of vortex is vortices. Those who build naval vessels are given the title of shipwright.  Today in 2011, US retailer Target bought all 220 stores of the bankrupt Zellers chain, for $1.83 billion. The Pilgrims sailed to America because they missed their flight.  Josephine Cochrane invented the modern dishwasher in 1887.  There are more than 600 types of pasta.  On this date in 1949, Ottawa released a study revealing the dangers of asbestos. In 1687, children began to chant, "Rain, rain, to go away and come again some other day."  Don’t be a salami is the Italian equivalent of don’t be an idiot. Barophobe...

Today in 1636, Providence was founded by religious exiles who fled to Rhode Island. The two-step T eddy Bears’ Picnic was first performed in 1907; lyrics were added in 1932. The #1 most packed item in a picnic basket is sunscreen. This is Independence Day for 325.7 million Americans in 50 states and16 territories.  I don’t visit relatives because Air Canada won’t wait in the yard while I run in.  Today in 1836, the Wisconsin Territory was formed. Nine years later, Texas voted to join the USA. Ancient travellers and explorers carried watermelons as canteens. Myrmecophobes suffer from the irrational fear of ants.   Former US presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on this date in 1836. Violinists rank at the top of high-strung musicians. Fireworks were introduced by the Chinese military, circa 200 BC, as a weapon of war.  America’s 50-star flag was first unfurled today in 1960.  A Rhode Island Red lays betwee...