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Today is National Day, celebrated by 800,000 revellers in Bhutan. 250 millilitres of cooked pumpkin contains 49 calories and two grams of fibre. As observed  throughout North America, this is National Maple Syrup Day. Our sun rips through space at 200 kilometres per second.   My neighbour cleans his gutters every year; he slips and falls every shingle time. Holly is an evergreen.  The Goods & Services Tax receives received Royal Assent and made law, today in 1990. December is National Pear Month.  48 decibels is the level of noise in a patient’s hospital room; 30 is the desirable max. 1 000 kilos of soup makes Won Ton.  Helium is the second most common element in the known universe. A recipe for yams with marshmallows appeared in a Philadelphia cookbook, 131 years ago. Since its unification in 1634, Bhutan has been independent and never been conquered. Today in 1992, PM Brian Mulroney signed NAFTA, in a ceremon...

We ring in a new year in 80 days.  Eight nations border the Adriatic Sea.  Women have twice as many pain receptors as men.  The British submarine  HMS Artful can stay submerged for 25 years without surfacing. After buying a waterbed, the newlyweds drifted part. Samsung means ‘tri-star’ in Korean.  Little Jack Horner has sat in the corner for 239 years. Camel meat must be braised before cooking, to make it palatable. Today marks Persons Day in Canada, the date in 1929 when the Imperial Privy Council ruled that women were persons, not chattel.  When bottled water is marked down by 50%, it’s a liquidation sale. The average pumpkin contains 500 seeds.  Arts Décoratifs, a.k.a. Art Deco, was first showcased in Paris, in 1925.  Cheesecake was a well-known dessert in ancient Greece. Lights! Camera! Today in 1977, we became the first nation to broadcast Parliament live. Rain falls on a regular basi...