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Two million revellers celebrate Gabon’s independence from France, today.  100 watts equals 1 500 lumens. Bricks are laid in courses and patterns known as bonds. Foods preserved in glass first appeared in 1809, thanks to Napoleon.  If at first you don’t succeed, use a bigger hammer. 80% of Gabonese speak French. Pomegranate shrubs can live for 200 years. Reform, Conservative and Orthodox are the three main forms of Judaism. Toronto’s first post office opened in 1833. Silence is golden and never misquoted. High-ho, the dairy-o, the farmer in the dell has lived in Germany since 1820. The Official Soil of the Province of New Brunswick is Holmesville.  The Jolly Green Giant stands 16.9 metres tall. The continent’s most powerful radio station, Africa N.1 broadcasts from Libreville. A tomcat highjacked Air Canada Flight 709 at claw point, demanding the pilot to take him to the canaries. Rome’s Colosseum was an entertainment venue f...

Today revellers in France celebrate the 229th Bastille Day—remembering the Third Estate’s storming the Bastille—bringing an end to feudalism. Greenland spans four time zones. 6% of France’s 67,186,638 people practise Islam and 1% profess Judaism. Folks in Minneapolis are called  Minneapolitans; folks who live on active volcanoes are called crazy. Perfect Toast Recipe: There is an art of knowing when, never try to guess. Toast your toast until it burns and twenty seconds less. France ranks tenth in world automobile production. Iran is the number one producer of pomegranates.  The name Justin is derived from the biblical Justus, meaning just and upright. Baseball is the national sport of Panama.  Drive safely! It’s not only automobiles that are recalled by their maker. A pomegranate will stay fresh for 60 days in your Kelvinator.  More than 50% of the 35 million cars on Britain’s highways and byways come from China. Clothes hav...