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An apricot tree bears fruit for 20 to 25 years. Today in 1974, Pierre Trudeau and his Grits won a majority of seats in Parliament. Bagpipes are reed instruments. Propane is a by-product of petroleum refining and natural gas production.  Bagpipes and SCUD missiles are alike; they're both offensive and inaccurate. Astronomers have counted 88 constellations in the starry night skies.  Today in 1906-defying the Lord’s Day Act--Winnipeg operated streetcars on Sunday. Earth’s 49th most common metal, tin gets shoutouts by Moses, Ezekiel and Isiah.  My neighbour works on Sabbath. The Bible says he must be put to death. I don’t know if I should kill him or demand that the Mounties to do it. As many as 200,000 illegal immigrants live here—half in T.O. Soil is a living system. Kim Jong-il became Supreme Leader of North Korea on this date in 1994. An adult wolf can consume nine kilos of meat at a single sitting.  My neighbour dug a hole i...

Today in 1770, Captain James Cook and crew docked in Botany Bay, Australia. Tin does not corrode in water. The western end of Northumberland Strait has only one tide a day. Ford is the world’s largest family-owned business. The new speed limit is 60kph—Fords, just do the best you can. The world’s first teddy bear museum opened in England in 1984. Mondays, crew on the HMS Endeavour ate 8  oz. of butter, 10 oz. of cheese and all the porridge or boiled wheat they wanted. Today in 1903, a 30 million cubic-metre landslide killed 70 people in Frank, Alberta. The proper depth of a bird bath is three to nine centimetres. Scientists have successfully crossed a pig with a teddy bear; the result is a teddy boar. Cook’s HMS Endeavour carried 94 people: 71 ship’s company, 12 marines and 11 civilians. From St. John’s to Victoria we have more than 1,700 YMCAs.  Since 1905, Vick’s VapoRub has been used to treat mosquito bites. 200 grams of kangaro...