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This is World Bicycle Day. From St. John’s to Victoria, 80% of all jobs are not regulated. IKEA’s world headquarters are in Leiden, Netherlands. Whispering is an unvoiced mode of phonation, in which the vocal cords do not vibrate. My neighbour sold CCM bicycles for many years. He was the company's  spokesman.  A furlong measures 1/8th of a mile, 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods or 10 chains. The Church of Satan, founded in  1966, claims 100,000 members. Today in 1799, the Island of St. John was officially renamed Prince Edward Island. Earthworms account for 15-to 20% of a robin’s summer diet. Satan tried to steal my neighbour’s soul. He was cheated; my neighbour doesn’t have one. Volute, tension, compression and torsion are the four types of coil springs. Turmeric, ginger, cayenne and garlic may act as natural blood thinners. Skip counting is a fundamental mathematical tool. Today in 2003, Corner Gas debuted. CTV’s sitcom. 1.4 mil...

Today in AD 1512, a Doctorate in Theology was conferred upon Martin Luther. The Little Engine that Could has been chugging along since 1930. 1.47 billion people visit Facebook every day.  Germany withdrew its membership from the League of Nations today in 1933. It is a little known fact that bagpipers walk while they play to get away from the noise.  The sunflower is the symbol of loyalty.  The people spoke; today in 2015 the Grits trounced the Tories in the federal election.  German Shepherds first appeared as a breed in 1899. 4.2% of Queensland’s population is Aboriginal.  My neighbour speaks Esperanto like a native.  The first vending machine dispensed holy water in first-century Roman Egypt. In days of yore, sailors believed that having a black cat on board the ship brought good luck.  Saint Agatha is the patron saint of nurses.  Fiat began building tractors in 1919 and is second in world producti...