09 September 2018
On this date in 1850, California was admitted to the Union as the 31st of the United States. The biggest diamond producers are: Botswana; Russia and Canada. As much as 20% of all hydro outages in the USA are caused by squirrels. While researching a cure for AIDS, scientists at the Mayo Clinic accidentally created glow-in-the-dark cats. Owners who do not spay or neuter their cats may be charged with kitty littering. Brontophobes suffer from the irrational fear of thunder. 3% of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine. A horse has 205 bones. New Zealand’s Prime Minister appoints an Official Wizard. Cats keep law and order through claw enforcement. Facebook was launched in 2004. Bricks turn grey in colour when fired at a temperature of 1 300°C. Time for a picnic! Today is National Teddy Bear Day. Prince Hans-Adam of Leichtenstein is Europe’s wealthiest reigning monarch. Polar bears that migrate to Florida quickly become solar b...