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The Automatic Teller Machine turns 50 today. It is the sulphur compounds found in onions that makes one cry. The safest angle to position a ladder is 75.5°. Prince Harry stands 189 centimetres tall.  In the era of dinosaurs, there were no ATMs--they made do with Tyrannosaurus Cheques. It is impossible to buy a Citroën in Canada, the US and México. The name Charles means full-grown or freeman.  Today in 1945, Imperial Japan formally surrendered to the Allies. Coal is formed from peat.  The introverted CEO in the coal industry mined his own business. The lowest rank in the RCAF is Aviator. Introduced in 1915, Maybelline mascara was made from coal dust and Vaseline. On this date in 1752, the British Empire adopted the Julian calendar. Today in 1998, Swissair Flight 111 crashed into St. Margaret's Bay, NS; 229 perished. Two wrongs don't make a right but two Wrights can make a plane. The shelf life of  a can of Heinz baked be...

This is Davis Day in NS, in remembrance of colliers who lost their lives in the deeps. Every farmers' friend, In 1920, the rotary tiller was patented in Australia. Kosher salt  is for cooking only and may not be served at the table.  The official flowers of June are the rose and the honeysuckle. Japanese farmers train pigs in the martial art of karate. They do pork chops.  Manufacturing uses for milk products include: detergent, plastic and ethanol.  78% of India’s industries are fuelled by coal.  A queen-sized, traditional Hudson Bay point blanket costs $450, plus tax. Today in 1959, the first Hovercraft was launched, built to ply the English Channel.  One good turn gets most of the blanket. That merry old soul, Old King Cole, began his reign in 1708. Two billion Earthlings are iodine deficient. Saint Barbara is the patron saint of coal miners. Today in 1971, Jack Davis joined the Cabinet as our first Minister of t...

There are 50 days until Christmas. Belgians instituted the first stock exchange in the 14th Century.  Today in 1993, Jean Chretién was sworn in at Rideau Hall as the 20th Prime Minister. On Neptune, winds can reach 1 600 kilometres per hour. 29% of people sleep with their pets but when my neighbour tried it, his goldfish died.    The E-Z Bake Oven has been heating up since 1963. Sold as mild, tasty and sharp, Australians eat 7.5 kilos of Cheddar each year.  Nearly 70% of China’s energy is generated from coal.  Today in 1979, militant Muslim students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 90 people hostage. Some of us learn from others’ mistakes; the rest of us have to be the others. Flies do not hear any sounds at all.  65% of the world’s milk consumption is derived from goats. The phrase, ‘practise random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty’ was coined in 1982. Only 5% of the world’s pea production is...

A 142-nation safety survey ranks Venezuela last. Rwandans feel safer than Canuks.  Zucchini is the only fruit that starts with the letter ‘Z’. A barrel of oil contains 159 litres. The US consumes 1.85 billion barrels a day. The largest olive is the donkey variety; the smallest type is called ‘the bullet’. When he finally cracked, Humpty Dumpty splashed 7 grams of protein. Polish Buddhists practise 16th Century ‘Three Lights Meditation’ in more than 40 cities. Coal supplies power to 40% of Americans.  Skeeters kill 750,000 annually. Humans rank second, killing 432,000 people a year. Humpty Dumpty is  Boule Boule in French and Lille Trille in Norwegian and Swedish. Confuse coal miners by showing them two shovels and then telling them to take their pick. Sumatran Rhinoceri, of which 275 are estimated to be alive, is the only rhino with two horns. Britons burn three trillion litres of peat a year, sourced from the Baltic States and ...