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The name Susan means graceful lily. The Saskatchewan Credit Unions was first to debut the debit card in 1982. Babylonians attended auctions to buy women for marriage.  Bye-bye whale oil, today in 1855, Abraham Gesner of Saint John patented kerosene. Money isn’t everything but it is handy when you forget your debit card. Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal. White leather is the most difficult to produce.  There are 88 cherries in a kilo. Today in 1913, the first issue of Le Droit was published in Ottawa. The cherries went to the chocolate factory because they were cordially invited. There are five parts to a peanut.  There are no moose on PEI. ‘Buying the farm’ is far different from ‘betting the farm’. Today in 1815, the cost of army bills from the War of 1812 was said to be £1,249,996.  Crazy people never was time wondering if they’re nuts.  Springs are elastic objects that store...

There are 143 days until Christmas. A cherry pie requires 250 cherries, on average. Last year, 180,000 new homes were built in Canada. Harley-Davidson manufactures motorcycles in Brazil and India and soon, Thailand. The future for teddy bears can only be a picnic. Grand Canyon National Park welcomes 5 million visitors annually. Mercantilism is the opposite of the free trade system.  They walk among us; it is estimated that Earth is home to 420 million teddy bears. The State of Michigan boasts four million cherry trees. Bargain Hunter: One who is led astray by false profits. The English word ‘set’ has more than 430 different definitions. The largest igloo ever built is in Zermatt, Switzerland. December 25th is an official holiday in Pakistan and Jordan—but only for Christians. The US imports more oil from Canada and Mexico than it does from the Middle East. Christmas is a deeply religious time for most— they worship in the mall of their c...