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There are more than 50,000 varieties of peppers. ‘Loyal She Began, Loyal She Remains’ is the Official Motto of Ontario. No strings attached, today is International Puppetry Day. The Swedish Navy boasts five submarines. Norwegians must take ladders to the supermarket because food prices are so high.   Renault ranks ninth among auto manufacturers.  69% of North American steel is recycled annually.  Jean Talon began to count noses in New France, today in 1666. When done, he had 3,000. Moose milk contains 10% butterfat.  91% of people surveyed are satisfied with their lives. The other 9% own Chryslers.  Bermudian radio and TV stations start with the letter ‘Z’.  Foam rubber was first manufactured in 1929.  Singapore, Luxembourg, Japan, Iceland and Denmark have the lowest crime rates on Earth. Today in 1991, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a fœtus is not a legal person. It’s a bad neighbourhood when the m...

There are 143 days until Christmas. A cherry pie requires 250 cherries, on average. Last year, 180,000 new homes were built in Canada. Harley-Davidson manufactures motorcycles in Brazil and India and soon, Thailand. The future for teddy bears can only be a picnic. Grand Canyon National Park welcomes 5 million visitors annually. Mercantilism is the opposite of the free trade system.  They walk among us; it is estimated that Earth is home to 420 million teddy bears. The State of Michigan boasts four million cherry trees. Bargain Hunter: One who is led astray by false profits. The English word ‘set’ has more than 430 different definitions. The largest igloo ever built is in Zermatt, Switzerland. December 25th is an official holiday in Pakistan and Jordan—but only for Christians. The US imports more oil from Canada and Mexico than it does from the Middle East. Christmas is a deeply religious time for most— they worship in the mall of their c...