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Today is National Day in Kuwait. Goldilocks and the Three Bears can thank the ancient Greeks for inventing porridge. 170,000 spectators can be seated in Churchill Downs. An electrician in Windsor, Ontario earns an average of $28 an hour.   My neighbour bet on a horse at 10-to1 but it didn’t come in until half-past five.  The Fiat-Chrysler manufacturing complex in Windsor is Canada’s largest factory. The largest constellation in the northern hemisphere is Ursa Major.  Orthorexics are obsessed with healthy food diets.  From Cochrane to Hudson Bay, the Polar Express stretches 300 kilometres. The cobbler gave spared no time or expense in teaching his apprentice—he gave his awl.  Teaberries are members of the heath family. On this date in 1880, fire razed the Parliament Buildings in Fredericton.  Identical twins do not share common fingerprints.  Hiram R. Revels was sworn into the US Senate today in 1870—the...

Today in 1958, the National Aeronautics Space Administration was created by the USA. Jungles resemble rainforests but the former has fewer trees and more sunlight. Garfield the Cat turns 40 today. He has fans in 110 countries, in 2,200 newspapers. Contrary to widespread belief, unicorns cannot fly.   A light year is the same as a regular year but with half the calories. Today is the International Day of the Tiger. 3 Yemenis sued NASA for trespassing-they proved inheritance of Mars from ancient ancestors. A person with 20/20 eyesight can see between 2,000 and 2,500 stars at a time. 168 is the number of stars on Canada's Walk of Fame. When the moon is full, it belches. When Skylab crashed into Western Australia, NASA received a AUD$400 fine for littering. The mixture of soda and lime gives all mirrors a greenish hue. An elephant's sleep cycle is two hours a day. Introduced in 1849, the first bowler hat cost 12 shillings. Cosmonaut Yuri G...