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Save the date! There are 310 days until Christmas.  There are two types of world empires. With its population of 100,418 souls, Red Deer is Alberta’s third largest city.  Thomas More is the patron saint of politicians. In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. ~Napoleon The QWERTY layout for typewriters first appeared in 1874. Tanning is a protective measure the body takes when it senses danger from UV rays.  February’s flower is the violet as well as being the official floral emblem of New Brunswick. Today in 1867, the first ship sailed through the Suez Canal. My neighbour entered a local tanning contest. He got bronze.  At its deepest point, the Rio Grande measures 18 metres. Barley is a self-pollinating grass.   Montréal ranks 97th on the national dangerous city list.  The Dutch and French divided St. Martin’s Island between them in 1648.  NASA arrests illegal aliens.  Those who hail from ...

Because Heaven is not enough, 556 is the number of CCTVs keeping eyes on Vatican City.  The largest mountain in our solar system is on Mars.  Of the 192 flags of independent nations, 30 are tricolours in red, white and blue.  Atlantic Canadians will spend $813 on Christmas; Québeckers will spend the least, $458. My neighbour swears that when Santa is in his apartment, he can feel his presents. Chionophobes struggle with an irrational fear of snow.  There are 225 different shades of the colour blue. This is Royal Navy Day in Thailand. Ancient Egyptians buried their dead with necklaces made of barley. It was so cold, the maid didn’t clean the house, she defrosted it.  There are 35 days until Christmas. Not a blend, allspice is a berry. Princess Elizabeth wed Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten today in Westminster Abbey, in 1947. Mistletoe is a parasite that lives off its host shrub or tree. Mary and Joseph had a stable re...