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An apricot tree bears fruit for 20 to 25 years. Today in 1974, Pierre Trudeau and his Grits won a majority of seats in Parliament. Bagpipes are reed instruments. Propane is a by-product of petroleum refining and natural gas production.  Bagpipes and SCUD missiles are alike; they're both offensive and inaccurate. Astronomers have counted 88 constellations in the starry night skies.  Today in 1906-defying the Lord’s Day Act--Winnipeg operated streetcars on Sunday. Earth’s 49th most common metal, tin gets shoutouts by Moses, Ezekiel and Isiah.  My neighbour works on Sabbath. The Bible says he must be put to death. I don’t know if I should kill him or demand that the Mounties to do it. As many as 200,000 illegal immigrants live here—half in T.O. Soil is a living system. Kim Jong-il became Supreme Leader of North Korea on this date in 1994. An adult wolf can consume nine kilos of meat at a single sitting.  My neighbour dug a hole i...

33 countries’ names do not include the letter ‘A’. The strongest muscle is the masseter; it can chomp with a force of 100 kilos on your molars. Children must stay in school until they are 18, in Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick.  Queen Elizabeth II keeps a rubber duckie in her bathtub; it wears an inflatable crown.  We all learn by experience but some of us have to attend summer school. It was 19 years ago that the Plymouth brand of automobile went to automobile heaven. Concentrate: a rebus puzzle contains pictures, letters, words and numbers connected by +.  There have only been eleven Duchesses of York. Every winter, some 5 million tonnes of salt cover the nation’s highways and byways. Snowmen’s preferred form of transportation is the icicle.  The tongue is the only muscle attached at one end.  Vehicles’ taillights are red because it is the colour of blood and represents danger. Polar Bear Provincial Park is visited...