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Swan was Christmas dinner in European Royal courts until 1851, when turkey replaced it.  A mandarin orange tree bears between 5- to 6-thousand fruit in a favourable year.  Built in 1974 by Terex in London, ON, the Titan is still the world’s largest truck. From Memorial University of Newfoundland to the University of Victoria, 1.7 million students attended school last year. Education is important but other stuff is more importanter.  The Universal Serial Bus, a.k.a. the USB, was invented in 1966.  Costa Ricans feast on tamales on Christmas Day.  Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick and Québec are no-fault car insurance provinces.  On this date in 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne.  I despise AutoCorrect. It can go to He’ll.  Today is International Human Rights Day, observed across the globe. In The Philippines, Christmas runs from 16 December to the first Sunday of the New Year. The hardness if tur...

Today in 1978, the Solomon Islands joined the United Nations. In Edmonton, pigeons must be licensed and display their tags.  Honda is the No. One motorcycle brand on Earth—workers build 15.4 million a year. In AD 206, the compass amused; it told the future. The Chinese Navy made it a military weapon in AD 1040. Sirloin: a cut of British beef that has received a knighthood.  The Stanley Cup has its own bodyguard.  Spices hit the market in three different forms.  Since 1805, the house key has consisted of a tip, a series of cuts, the shoulder and a bow.  St. Kitts and St. Nevis were granted independence from Britain on this day in 1983. A crater is a tradesperson who makes wooden boxes. Canada ranks fourth as we import 11% of Peru’s mandarin orange production.  The Danish Broadcasting Corporation and Radio Norway both took to the airwaves in 1925. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright invented the carport.  Today in 164...