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The Statue of Liberty contains 81 193 kilos of copper.  There are more than 3,500 species of mosquitoes. Potatoes are 80% water. This is Independence Day for 324,459,463 of our next-door neighbours. Canadians live as close to the United States as possible, without moving in.  Replacing the keys to your Lexus costs  $374 plus HST. This the Birthday of Queen Sonja of Norway. Her Majesty is 82.  Charles Macintosh invented the modern, waterproof raincoat 195 years ago. 2,501,922 Americans carry the surname Smith; another 2,014,470 are named Johnson. A drowning man is not worried by rain.  One of an elephant’s favourite foods is tree bark.  5,220,579 Native Americans live in the United States—1.6% of the population. Hannibal crossed the Alps with 40 elephants in the cavalry.  Today in 1954, British housewives celebrated the end of 14 long years of food rationing. Elephants stand on marshmallows so th...

This is Mother’s Day in Mexico. Text, as a transitive verb, entered the lexicon in the 1500s. A female cat is called a ‘molly’ or ‘queen’. Vodka was first distilled in the late 1300s and sold as a medicinal cleanser. Prime Minister Trudeau’s favourite food is prorogues. The seeds of the the elm tree are nutritious; they contain 45% protein and 7% fibre. A Spanish Bishop banned consumption of chocolate during mass in the 17th Century. Today in 1990, Parliament created the Canadian Space Agency. Applause is a universal action. Cross a cat with a lemon tree to get a sour puss. XOXO --hugs and kisses-began when illiterates signed papers with an X, then kissed them. The Bank of Nova Scotia was incorporated on this date in 1832. Stars exist in a state of nuclear fusion that emit energy by converting hydrogen to helium. According to the UN, there are more than 924 million goats grazing grass on Earth. Illegal aliens have long been a problem in C...