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Today, six million  Lebanese celebrate 75 years of independence from France. The first plastic water bottle was manufactured in 1973 by Dow Chemical. Pine cones have genders. The Little Tikes Cozy Coupe is the #1 selling car in the US-outselling Mustang.  France has detonated 217 nuclear bombs. A Lego block made in 1960 fits flawlessly with one manufactured today. When tofu is frozen, it turns yellow, but returns to white when thawed. This is Thanksgiving Day for our American friends and neighbours.  Smith, Wilson and Robertson are the three most common Scottish patronyms. Today in 2005, Angela Merkel was sworn in as Germany’s first woman chancellor. The Prophet Samuel described forks as part of a spiritual ritual in I Samuel 2:13 Golf balls were once made of leather stuffed with feathers. AWOL from the Periodic Table is the letter “J”. The UN recognizes 180 currencies circulating in 195 countries.  350 years...

A water tower typically holds a day’s worth of water for the community it serves. Today in 1908, General Motors was incorporated. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the White House’s real estate value is USD$397 million.  There are 100 days until Christmas. Environment Canada lists dangerous precipitation as a rain of terror.  Amoxophobes suffer from the irrational fear of riding in automobiles.  McIlhenny produces 750,000 bottles of its famed Tobasco Sauce, daily.  Today in 1959, the Xerox 914 was demonstrated live on TV in New York City—the world’s first successful photocopier.  Look serious and carry a clipboard—and there isn’t any place you can’t go.  The Swedish movie industry produces between 40 to 50 box office films a year. India is the world’s largest consumer of sugar.  A pine tree will yield 80,500 sheets of paper, on average.  Today in 1975 Papua New Guinea gained its independence from Austra...