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Today in 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest at Westminster Abbey. Now a kitchen staple, the blender was patented in 1922. Five Prime Ministers graduated from the University of Toronto. To report an emergency in the UK, France, Russia and India, call 112. Aggressive students hit the books. There are an estimated 25 billion chickens on the planet Earth. Vancouver's Fire Department was first to motorize, 112 years ago. The word alum comes from the Latin alumen, meaning 'bitter salt'. 6,600 perished when a  hurricane hit Guadeloupe and Martinique, today in 1776. A chicken and an egg walked into a pub. The barkeep asked, "Who's first?" Radishes are an excellent source of Vitamin C. During WW II, GM employees in Windsor, ON produced 25,000 Browning machine guns. Lachanophobics struggle with an irrational fear of vegetables.  Today in 1910, the Saskatchewan Roughriders came into existence.  Some folk believe that gun-free...

Russia lists Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Pentecostals as dangerous religious cults that threaten the government. There are 338 MPs sitting in the House of Commons, of whom 88 are women. Warsaw is  Europe’s most congested city—drivers sit, stuck in traffic 106 hours per year,  Invented by Mrs. Vesta Stroudt, duct tape was introduced as a weapon of war in 1943. From the Swiss Ministry of Humour: Austria's flag is red, white and red so they don’t accidentally hang it upside down. People who are allergic to latex are almost always allergic to avocados as well. 72% of people in the EU claim Christianity as their religion. There’s an app for everything. Android users can access 2.8 million of Internet’s little cyber helpers. Felt, made from wool, is one of the world’s oldest textiles. A drive-by shooting in Yellowknife is called a slay ride. Libyans lead the world in consumption of onions—ingesting 30 kilos annually. During her 63-year re...