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A magnum measures 1.5 litres. The 5-year mortgage rate at the Royal Bank is 3.97%, amortized over 25 years. The traditional cheese to top off French onion soup is Comté. ‘Gobbledygook’ entered into the language in 1944. Scotia bank offered me a VISA with no interest. I asked, “Why do you bother, then?” One out of every three people in Ireland believe in leprechauns. The 'oddball effect' is when time seems to pass more quickly with age, because many experiences are familiar.  Per capita, we eat 10.5 kilos of fresh apples a year.  In Spanish, the surname Cervantes indicates someone of Jewish origin. The easiest way to make an apple turnover is to push it downhill.   Deep and wide, the Jordan River measures 60 metres in depth and 3 000 metres in width. Ig-pay Atin-lay is unique to the English language.  Despite its reputation for endless rain, British Columbia is the driest province. A pod of dolphins can contain up to a ...

A magnum measures 1.5 litres. Spread over 25 years, today's 5-year mortgage rate at the Royal Bank is 3.97%. The traditional cheese to top off French onion soup is Comté. ‘Gobbledygook’ entered into the language in 1944. Scotia bank offered me a VISA with no interest. I asked, “Why do you bother, then?” One out of every three people in Ireland believe in leprechauns. Time seems to pass more quickly as we age, because many experiences are familiar. It’s called the ‘oddball effect’. Per capita, we eat 10.5 kilos of fresh apples a year.  In Spanish, the surname Cervantes indicates someone of Jewish origin. The easiest way to make an apple turnover is to push it downhill.   Deep and wide, the Jordan River measures 60 metres in depth and 3 000 metres in width. Ig-pay Atin-lay is unique to the English language.  Despite its reputation for endless rain, British Columbia is the driest province. A pod of dolphins can contain up to a doze...

In the earliest version, Little Red Riding Hood was Italian. Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the medical term for brain freeze. Today in 1968, Pierre Trudeau was sworn in as the nation’s 15th Prime Minister. The plural of mongoose is mongooses.  The world would be a kinder, gentler place if we ate more ice cream.  The Detroit River is 44 kilometres in length.  As a member of the goose-foot clan, spinach is related to beets. On this date in 1989, the last  $1 paper bill was printed. The most common surnames in Jamaica are Campbell, Brown and Clarke. You can’t borrow money from leprechauns because they’re a little short. As copper oxidizes, the green carbonate that forms is called verdigris.  Adidas and Reebok are the second and third largest shoe manufacturers on the planet. Today in 1946, the League of Nations convened for the last time. Canada geese number more than five million.  One day we will need t...