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18% of Argentinians are seniors.   Leaf blowers are designed to create wind forces up to 435 k/ph. Celebrated since its 1944 independence from Denmark, this is Icelandic National Day. Appearing in France in the 1860s, the first motorcycles were powered by steam.   An old person is anyone 20 years older than you. The country has 40,000+ air-raid shelters, capable of accommodating 3.8 million Finns. A tornado slammed into Windsor, ON today in 1946, killing 16 and injuring hundreds more. Grapes are the only fruit that contain melatonin. Eno has been settling upset stomachs for 167 years.   The RCMP have finally apprehended Hurricane Frances—the Crown’s charge is littering. Hawley Bowlus designed the Airstream trailer and Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis. GM vacated South Africa in 2017—Isuzu took over the factories in Port Elizabeth.   Today in 2016, the Senate passed the assisted-death law for the terminally ill. ...

A mosquito has 47 teeth—used to chew through skin and protective clothing. Currently, more humans suffer from obesity than hunger. The world’s largest indoor waterpark is located in Edmonton.  Not including relatives, the average North American has nine close friends. The best diet is to blow the sugar off a doughnut. The lid of a high quality beer stein is made from pewter and features a thumb lever. Only two of the United States have an official cactus. Rice Krispie Squares contain four ingredients. The average rent in Montréal is $835 with heat and hydro included. A cactus is actually a heavily armed cucumber. Scientists who study photocopying are called xerographers. 325 Swedes were killed in traffic accidents last year. 2% of the 72 million tonnes of grapes grown each year are turned into raisins. VOAR—Voice of Adventist Radio—began broadcasting in St. John’s in 1929. I told my neighbour to invest in bonds; he bought a hundred co...