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Today in 1997, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned by Scottish scientists. The World Karate Federation report at there are 100 million practitioners worldwide.  Birks of Montréal has been designing and manufacturing fine silverware since 1879. The colour pink on a substitute sugar sachet indicates cyclamates; blue for aspartame. To sweeten the pot, my neighbour adds sugar to his marijuana.  Public broadcaster Radio-Québec was founded today in 1968. Swans lay three to eight eggs in each clutch.  In India, scrambled eggs include onions, chilli, ginger, turmeric, tomatoes, coriander—served with roti. The Queen Anne style of furniture reigned from the mid-1720s to 1760.  To make an egg roll, give it a little nudge. There are 25,000 Blackfoot in Alberta and Saskatchewan; another 7,000 reside in Montana. Medical alert systems began in 1974 when Philips introduced its Lifeline pendant. The standard size of a Swedish brick is 2...

Today, adherents of the Bahá’í Faith gather for spiritual renewal in the Feast of Perfection. At last count, North America was home to 618 roller coasters. Sharks never become ill, as they are immune to all known diseases. Teflon is the slipperiest substance in the world. The soft tissue between a shark’s teeth is called a slow swimmer.  60,000 taxis ply the streets of Mexico City every day. A two-kilo bag of sugar contains ten million grains.  Per capita, the French have more pets than any other people on Earth. At sea level, a cubic metre of air weighs one kilo. The United States will inch its way into the Metric System. The Pork & Beans War broke out in 1838 when New Brunswickers and Maniacs clashed. The most commonly recycled product on the planet is the automobile. There are places in the Atacama Desert where it has never rained. Althaiophobia its the irrational fear of marshmallows. The difference between the Boy Scouts ...