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After six long years of war, today in 1945, Imperial Japan surrendered to the Allies. There are 1 849 IMAX theatres around the globe. The largest is in Sydney, NSW. In the 16th Century, learning was considered to be 'children's work'.  The nation's 2 996 dry cleaning establishments clean up a $1 billion a year. Time is a great teacher but it ultimately kills all of its students.  The given name Earl comes from the Old English word meaning 'nobleman'.  According to StatsCan one of out every five  stalking victims will be physically assaulted. Smiles denote pleasure, sociability, happiness, joy or amusement. This is Independence Day for  212,742,631  Pakistanis, celebrated since 1947. 7.5 billion humans smile in the same language. Basal, reflex and psychic are the three types of tears. China, Turkey and Iran produce most of the world's watermelons. With the flourish of a pen, FDR signed the US Social Security Act, today in ...

Today in 1713, Acadians were given a year to pledge fealty to Britain or be expelled. A watermelon is 92% water. Montréal Island is home to twenty off-leash dog parks.  Serbians buy their TV licenses when they pay their hydro bills. Pitbulls are like guns you can pet. In 1980, Ford recalled 21 million defective vehicles, setting an industry record. Bullfighting is legal in eight countries.  Folks have been taking Eno for upset stomachs since 1852. Butterhead, crisphead, looseleaf and romaine are the four types of lettuce. Dogs can’t operate MRI machines but catscan.  Luxembourg ranks first in universal health care. A pig has 44 teeth.  7% of Louisianans speak French. Roller skates were patented in 1760 by Belgian John Joseph Merlin. Happy rabbits are classified as hoptomists. Coriander is the planet's most popular herb and cumin the Number One spice. During The Great War, the Italian Army ate canned pasta...

Today in 1636, Providence was founded by religious exiles who fled to Rhode Island. The two-step T eddy Bears’ Picnic was first performed in 1907; lyrics were added in 1932. The #1 most packed item in a picnic basket is sunscreen. This is Independence Day for 325.7 million Americans in 50 states and16 territories.  I don’t visit relatives because Air Canada won’t wait in the yard while I run in.  Today in 1836, the Wisconsin Territory was formed. Nine years later, Texas voted to join the USA. Ancient travellers and explorers carried watermelons as canteens. Myrmecophobes suffer from the irrational fear of ants.   Former US presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on this date in 1836. Violinists rank at the top of high-strung musicians. Fireworks were introduced by the Chinese military, circa 200 BC, as a weapon of war.  America’s 50-star flag was first unfurled today in 1960.  A Rhode Island Red lays betwee...

The eggplant is a berry.  On this date in 1936, Aer Lingus became Ireland’s state airline. Tuesday’s child is full of grace.  One out of every six people live on an island. Fish don’t applaud. ~ Bob Hope  St. Adrian is the patron saint of armament dealers.  5.6 million Torontonians can dine in any of the city’s 8,000 eateries.  The average life of a flamingo spans 20 to 30 years. Homo Sapiens are the only living beings that sleep on their backs.  People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy. ~ Bob Hope Globally, there are 255 births every minute. Denizens of St. Paul, Alberta have built a UFO landing pad—just in case. A group of flamingoes is called a colony and can be home to a million fine-feathered friends. Singapore imports 13% of the world’s sand.  Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong. ~ Bob Hope Belgium legalized euthanasia in 2002.  The most common surname in Serbi...