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The human brain weighs 1.3 kilos. Today in 1996, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled the new $2 coin design, a.k.a. the toonie. The princess first slept on the pea in 1835. Right now there are some 20,000 teddy bears up for auction on eBay.  If Ottawa taxed brains, my neighbour would get a refund.  KFC operates 35 restaurants in Jamaica.  Castille soap must contain a high percentage of pure olive oil.  Mail order catalogues generate USD$100 billion annually.  In 1974, Jeep coined the term ‘sport utility vehicle’ to describe its new Cherokee model. The purpose of 4WD is so one can get stuck in deeper mud, further from the road. The first teddy bear bowed today, in 1903. Orange trees are the most widely cultivated fruit tree on Earth. $29 billion is spent on prescriptions in the nation’s annual health care budget. The United States Camel Corps was disbanded in 1866.  Zookeepers have observed that panda bears prefer...

Syria’s leading agricultural export is cotton.  Wednesday’s child is full of woe. On this date in 1568, The Netherlands declared independence from Spain. Georgia’s official state food is grits.  Rain before seven stops by eleven.  In 1973, Little Green Sprout became buddies with the Jolly Green Giant. Chickens cannot swim. Hockey pucks are made of vulcanized rubber.  The Seventh-day Adventist Church organized in Battle Creek, Michigan on this date, in 1863. Ring around the sun, time for fun. Ring around the moon, storm coming soon. The Big Dipper is called ’The Plough’ in Britain.  At the rate of 2.1% a year, Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion.  The Liberal Party’s nickname, ‘Grits’ comes from slang, meaning to be firm in character.  Air France flies to 168 destinations in 93 countries. Clear moon, frost soon. The international boundary between Mexico and the USA is the second longest...

The UN General Assembly has declared today as International Press Freedom Day. It is estimated that as many as 500,000 North Americans speak American Sign Language.  There are fifteen major script writing systems on Earth.  The average cost of a one-night stay in a state-owned hospital in Georgia is $854. People who read tabloids deserve to be lied to.  The most common robin red-breast killer is the neighbourhood cat.  May is National Asian Awareness Month across Canada. Leather is the traditional gift to give on a third anniversary.  On this date in 1802, Washington DC became a city. To truly understand rejection, one must be ignored by a cat.   The States of New Hampshire and Virginia do not require automobile insurance.  The patron saint of chefs is St. Martha.  Thai people did not have surnames until obliged to choose one by a 1913 royal edict.  There are more than 900,000 elevators in The Unite...