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On this date in 1955, Disneyland was dedicated and opened by Walt Disney. To Koreans, three stars is a fortuitous omen to spot in the night sky. It takes between 540 to 550 peanuts to fill a 354 millilitre jar of peanut butter. To ‘hang until dead’, is the law in the American states of Washington and New Hampshire. Frost is the logical name for an aggressive pitbull, because Frost bites. Francophones know Jack Frost as le Bonhomme Hiver. Snow is often classified as a mineral. Opossums have opposable thumbs, but no thumbnails. Sri Lanka produces 90% of the world’s cinnamon.  Risking everything, they gingerly made one last pun about curry.  When the water temp drops below 20°C, manatees suffer frostbite. Jupiter has 69 moons. There are an estimated three trillion trees on Earth. The weight of the paint required to clad the Eiffel Tower equals that of ten elephants. The first satellite to orbit Earth was the moon. A space suit c...

Canadians see their way to spend $2 billion a year on eyeglasses. 80% of used asphalt is recycled.  The average household weighs in a 3 000 kilos.  The Royal Canadian Mint reports that a four-litre pickle jar holds 3,411 quarters, or $852.75. Since time is money, it stands to reason that an ATM is a time machine. Chevrolet has graced the world’s highways and byways for 105 years.  The number of public phone boxes in the United Kingdom rings up to 58,000. Wilson is the tenth most common surname in Canada and the United States. The 25-cent coin is struck in the Mint’s Regina facility and has featured a moose since 1937. Topiary artists like to invest their money in hedge funds. On this date in 1742, the world’s first indoor swimming pool opened in London. Flags fly at half-mast in the United States and government buildings abroad, to honour fallen soldiers this Memorial Day. The Danish Broadcasting Corporation took to the airwav...