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Dusk is the third and darkest phase of twilight.  Julius Ceasar was stabbed to death on this date—the Ides of March— in 44 BC. Chocolatier Lindt operates 12 factories and 410 upscale chocolate cafés around the globe. We have no Grand Juries in our legal system. There are two kinds of lawyers: those who know the law and those who know the judge.  Since 1665 the Royal Navy gave sailors a daily rum ration; the tradition ended in 1970. The surname Visser identifies a fisherman in the Dutch language.  Symptoms of bipolar disorder exhibit themselves around the age of 25. Today in 1894, legislators in Halifax voted to make Nova Scotia a dry province. A collection of fishermen is called ‘an exaggeration’.  In the Province of Ontario, one can dissolve a marriage by fax. The Syrian Civil War began on this date in 2011. Rolls-Royce was incorporated on this date in 1906. An hour is scientifically reckoned as having 3,599 seconds....

A newborn baby seahorse is called a colt. On this date in 1945, Germany formally surrendered to the Allies.  Divorce is illegal in The Philippines. Rupophiles have an affinity for dirt.  It’s a sign of the times, ‘Exit’ signs are on their way out.  Mercedes-Benz purchased Chrysler on this date in 1988—the largest industrial merger in history.  According to Norwegian law, only male cats and dogs may be neutered.  Winnie-the-Pooh was published in Latin in 1958 and hit the NY Times Best Seller List.  With the Road Traffic Act of 1930, automobile insurance was made compulsory in the UK. Chicken coops have two doors—if they had four—they’d be chicken sedans.  Ultracrepidarians voice opinions on subjects they know nothing about. The flag of Mozambique features an AK-47 assault rifle.  A fig tree’s blossoms are inside the fruit.  In Manila, people whose license plates end in ‘1’ or ‘2’ may not drive on...