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The Automatic Teller Machine turns 50 today. It is the sulphur compounds found in onions that makes one cry. The safest angle to position a ladder is 75.5°. Prince Harry stands 189 centimetres tall.  In the era of dinosaurs, there were no ATMs--they made do with Tyrannosaurus Cheques. It is impossible to buy a Citroën in Canada, the US and México. The name Charles means full-grown or freeman.  Today in 1945, Imperial Japan formally surrendered to the Allies. Coal is formed from peat.  The introverted CEO in the coal industry mined his own business. The lowest rank in the RCAF is Aviator. Introduced in 1915, Maybelline mascara was made from coal dust and Vaseline. On this date in 1752, the British Empire adopted the Julian calendar. Today in 1998, Swissair Flight 111 crashed into St. Margaret's Bay, NS; 229 perished. Two wrongs don't make a right but two Wrights can make a plane. The shelf life of  a can of Heinz baked be...

As high as 40% of boxers sustain brain injuries in the ring. This is Army Day in New Zealand, honouring the 4,500 regular and 2,000 Territorial Forces.  It is the sulphur compounds in onions is what makes one cry. Mother polar bears nurse their cubs for up to 30 months. Neutral countries—aren’t.   Paper towels in an employee washroom cost $2,340 per year while a hand dryer costs $14.  Today in 1820, the Bank of New Brunswick was incorporated.  The human body is composed of 75 trillion cells. Newlyweds who take honeymoons are less likely to divorce. Love is friendship set to music. 13 million vehicles around the globe are fuelled by propane gas.  According to StatsCan, the inflation rate in 1989 was 5.6%. Prussia issued ID—a.k.a. dog tags--to soldiers during the Austro-Prussian War. Red Deer was incorporated as Alberta’s sixth city today in 1913. The last page of the Chev owner’s manual is the bus schedule.  ...