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The three main components of lentils are starch, fibre and protein. This is day 182 in the year; there are 182 more to follow.  80% of North Americans place magnets on their refrigerators.  Today in 1969, CN ended passenger service in NL, replaced with Roadcruisers—a fancy name for buses. My neighbour took the bus home. I made him take it back.  -194.35°C is the boiling point of liquified air. The RCAF was authorized to recruit women on this date in 1941.  For optimal reading efficiency, use the Arial font.  Globally, a dozen deaths a year caused by kite-flying accidents.  Trench warfare should always be a last ditch effort.  Eggs Benedict first appeared on the menu in 1860.  The popular board game Stock Ticker was introduced to Canadians in 1937. Today in 1937, aviatrix Emilia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific. The word hiss is a sibilant sound, formed by the letter ’s’.  My neighbour orde...

Earth’s population grows by 83 million people a year. As observed throughout the United States, today is National Bad Poetry Day. Thalassophiles have a great affinity for oceans and seas. Roses are red, violets are blue, this poem is writ  in the A-B-C-B schematical structure. Roses are reddish, violets are bluish, if it wasn’t for Jesus, we’d all be Jewish. A small North American kitchen measures 6.5 square metres or less. Mrs. Potato Head said, “I do” to Mr. Potato Head in 1953. 60% of the world’s inhabitants live in Asia; Africa is second with 17%. Maclean’s magazine is 112 years old. A Roman soldier walked into a bar, held up two fingers and was immediately served five beers. People who suffer from an irrational fear of the Metric System are called Americans. The world’s second tallest clock tower looms 501 metres over the city of Mecca. The most popular roofing material in the USA, asphalt shingles were introduced circa 1900. ...