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Oregon and Arizona joined the United States on this date in 1859 and 1912, respectively. Scientists have identified sixteen types of ice. Conn Smythe bought the Toronto St. Patricks and renamed them, today in 1927. From sea to sea to sea, 81% of us plan to do something special for Valentine's Day. One cannot skate on the other side of the ice. A novel must contain 50,000 words. On this date in 1966, Australia’s currency was decimalized. A group of firefighters is called a company. The average Canadian owes $8,539.50 in non-mortgage consumer debt. Deficit: The gap between the money Ottawa spends and the amount it dares to collect. Onions are 97% water. George Klein, at the National Research Council in Ottawa, invented the electric wheelchair for wounded WWII veterans. Wheat is the staple food for 35% of the world’s population.  Today in 1982, an 8.5-metre high wave hit the Ocean Ranger  oil platform, 84 lives were lost.  Injure...

Today is All Hallow’s Eve. Onions are 97% water. Sponges do not have organs.  Today in 1952, the Stratford Shakespearean Festival was incorporated.  My neighbours dressed up as almonds for Hallowe’en—I always knew they were nuts. Had the Allies had to drop a third bomb on Japan in 1945, the intended target was Tokyo. There are three main branches of science. Forced to abdicate in 476, Romulus Augustulus was Rome’s last Caesar. Phobos and Deimos are the two moons that orbit Mars. The scariest Hallowe’en costume of all is to dress as a cellphone battery about to die. Americans spend $6 billion on Hallowe’en, the year's second most commercial holiday.  St. Matthew is the patron saint of accountants and bookkeepers. Using a slingshot in a Canadian National Park is illegal.  Oxygen is a pale blue colour in its liquid and solid states. Hallowe’en was once the most frightening day of the year—now it’s election night.  ...

Canada is now the refuge for 46,000 Syrians. The slang term ‘veggie’ entered the lexicon in 1958.  People have been tossing out  Glad household garbage bags since 1960. Volunteering in 70 nations, more than 30,000 doctors and nurses serve in Médecins sans frontières. The next time someone hands you a baby, smirk and say, “No thanks, I’m vegan.” The pin that holds a hinge together is called a pintle. There are more televisions in the US than there are people in the UK. Propinquitists are people who live within 80 kilometres of their birthplace. With the highest number of injuries and fatalities, the most dangerous sport is cycling..  The opposite of gum disease is an infectious smile.  Sign language is New Zealand’s third official language. Tylenol has relieved aches and pains since 1955. One out of every ten Europeans was conceived on IKEA mattresses.  55% of Canadians log onto the Internet to perform bank transacti...