18 October 22018
We ring in a new year in 80 days. Eight nations border the Adriatic Sea. Women have twice as many pain receptors as men. The British submarine HMS Artful can stay submerged for 25 years without surfacing. After buying a waterbed, the newlyweds drifted part. Samsung means ‘tri-star’ in Korean. Little Jack Horner has sat in the corner for 239 years. Camel meat must be braised before cooking, to make it palatable. Today marks Persons Day in Canada, the date in 1929 when the Imperial Privy Council ruled that women were persons, not chattel. When bottled water is marked down by 50%, it’s a liquidation sale. The average pumpkin contains 500 seeds. Arts Décoratifs, a.k.a. Art Deco, was first showcased in Paris, in 1925. Cheesecake was a well-known dessert in ancient Greece. Lights! Camera! Today in 1977, we became the first nation to broadcast Parliament live. Rain falls on a regular basi...