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70% of the world population wears second-hand clothes. Today in 1941 Germany invaded the USSR. Published six days a week in St. John’s, The Telegram is 141 years old. Mars is the second smallest planet in the solar system. There was a fire at Goodwill yesterday. Five people died of second-hand smoke.  75% of the world’s Sikh population lives in the State of Punjab. Benjamin Franklin invented swim fins. Today in 1976, Parliament abolished the death penalty. The word ‘corolla’ means ‘little crown’ in Latin.  If we don’t execute people, how will they ever learn? ~Mort Sahl William Lyon Mackenzie King died today in 1950. Our 10th Prime Minister was 83. Silva is the most common surname in Brazil. The correct way to dribble a basketball is with the tips of the fingers. The handle of a broom is called the stale.  You can lead a man to Parliament but you can’t make him think.  King Arthur’s sword was forged on the magical I...

Chrysler Canada ceased production of the Fargo truck line in 1972, after a 44-year run. A typical cataract surgery takes ten minutes. With a population of 21 million, Mexico City is the world’s sixth largest urban sprawl.   Potato salad originated in Germany in the 1600s. Couldn’t remember how to fasten my seatbelt. Suddenly, it clicked. At a formal Guamese buffet, potato salad is placed third on the table, after meat and starch.  VA, PA, MA and KY are the Commonwealths granted American statehood. 70% of France’s prisoners are Muslim, though the group represents 10% of the population. StatsCan reports that there are 14.6 million of us who are single—and looking.  Potatoes have skin. Humans have skin; ergo people are potatoes. Today in 1990, Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie was dismantled as Germany reunified. Sailors consider it unlucky to begin a voyage on Friday. 85% of Americans surveyed ranked RNs as the nation’s most trusted...