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Chutney comes from the Hindi word चटनी chaṭnī , meaning to lick.   The five Studebaker brothers built their first wagon in 1852. The art of stained glass has been around for more than 2,000 years. Archeologists found a 5,000-year old settlement in Newfoundland; identified as Tim Hortons. The first crochet hooks were made of hardened mud.  The average life of a dog is ten to 14 years.  Today in 1934, the Dionne Quintuplets were born in Corbel, Ontario.  Great Lakes ships carry—in order of tonnage—iron ore, limestone, coal, cement and salt.  For amusement, my neighbour goes to Tim Hortons, smacks doughnuts out of people’s hands and shouts, “Not gluten free!” Today in 1888, the nation’s first electric railway opened in Windsor, Ontario. Diastolic pressure is the measure of the heart’s relaxation between beats. At 10 tonnes per hectare, Ireland boasts the most productive wheat farms.  To date, there have been 39 confirme...

Raccoons mate for life. When the fromagerie exploded in Île-de-France, fire inspectors were forced to sift through de Brie. The longest limousine measures 30 metres.  Babies and Pampers first met in 1961. More than a million Rastafarians deify Ethiopia’s late Emperor Hailie Selesie I.   To protect against  the sins of pride and vanity, Amish dolls have no faces. The telephone Area Code for Antarctica is 672. Pteronophobia is the irrational fear of being ticked with feathers. Arabic is the most commonly spoken language in Africa. Bungee jumping is suicide--with strings attached. Adolph Hitler’s first childhood desire was to become a Roman Catholic priest. The word ‘mate’ comes from Middle German, meaning to share food at the table. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary became the colony’s official police force in 1729.  In 2000,  Saddam Hussein anonymously published his romance novel, Zabiba and the King . Churc...