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Elmer the Safety Elephant is 72 years old. The complete nursery rhyme,  Jack and Jill has 15 stanzas. A female opossum has 13 nipples. Today in 1833, slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire. An elephant was ticketed for running through a stomp sign.  Table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988. 13% of the world's oats are grown in Canada. Today in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King gave his I Have a Dream speech to 200,000 people. Dr. Ruth was a sniper in the Israeli Army.  Horses can be trained to play stable tennis.  For every multiplication answer, there are two division equations.  The whooper swan is the National Bird of Finland. The Snickers chocolate bar was named after a horse. 43,500 educators are members of the Alberta Teachers' Association. My next-door neighbour's horse only comes out at midnight, it's a nightmare. No need to wait for Armageddon, Norwegians can go to Hell anytime. The lette...

April showers are behind us. It is time for May flowers. Today in 1912, the Dominion government replaced the $4 bill with its first ever $5 bill.  Louis XIV made slavery legal in New France in 1689, to counter a dire shortage of labour. For much of the world, this is International Labour Day. When duty calls, call back. Today in 1950, the United States created the Commonwealth of Guam. Mercedes-Benz ceased manufacture of farm equipment in 1991. Gouda cheese can be aged up to seven years. This past year, 25% of Anglophone Canadians have cancelled their cable TV service. A waist is a terrible thing to mind. Pagans and Wiccans mark Beltane today; a holiday in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. The Queen of Spices, cardamom is Swedes’ favourite spice.  We have been playing Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake, Baker’s Man for 321 years. This is the 121st day of the year. There are 237 days until Christmas. Crime pays for barristers and soli...