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It tastes awful but it works; Buckley's turned 100 this year. Weighing in at 140 grams, the Pygmy Marmoset is the smallest in the monkey family. Theatre attendance was considered 'disgraceful' in Shakespeare's time. Synonyms for 'partisan' include: prejudiced, discriminatory, bigoted, and unbalanced.  Dogs can’t operate MRI scanners but catscan.  President Eisenhower proclaimed Hawaii to be the 50th state in the Union, today in 1959. France boasts 13 regional cuisines. North America's oldest city, St. John's, NL appeared on maps as early as 1519. Lost luggage costs the world's 400+ airlines $3.8 billion a year. The psychic fair was cancelled this week, due to unforeseen circumstances. Road salt is mined in the Magdalene Islands; it is shipped to five provinces and the USA. The name Lulu is Arabic in origin; it means 'pearl'.  Today in 1897, the Oldsmobile concern was made official; it would build horseless carriages...

The world's largest cattle ranch, Anna Creek Station in SA  covers  2  428 113 hectares.  The Dutch are the tallest people on Earth.  AA in Canada conducts meetings in French, English and Spanish. Eight to twelve cowboys can herd 3 000 head of cattle on a cattle drive. Cowboys cook their meals on the range. Kellogg's Corn Flakes are an excellent source of iron.  A newborn baby panda bear is smaller than a mouse. 65% of autistic children are southpaws. From St. John's to Victoria, we can withdraw cash from any of 65 000+ ATMs. Pandas go ape over classic movies because they are in black and white. The Eiffel Tower gets painted every seven years. Holy cow! The Canadian dairy industry is worth $6 billion.  1% of Britons can read Braille.  Samsung means 'three stars' in Korean. The cow is of the bovine ilk: one end is moo, the other, milk. ~Ogden Nash Landlocked Mongolia has a seven-man navy and one ship, the Suhkbaat...

The dolphin's closest relative is the hippopotamus.  Today in 1934, Germans voted to give sole executive powers to Adolph Hitler. The most popular way to tour Montréal is by bicycle. Quinoa, sesame and buckwheat are pseudo-cereals.  Speaking from the Nazi military moon base, Hitler declared war on Jewpiter. The demonym for the good folk in Cork, Ireland is Leesiders. A whale calf drinks  its mother's milk for eleven months, before being weaned. The sun's diameter is 109 times larger than that of planet Earth. Today in 1945, Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh declared war on France. A baby seal walks into a club... Biscotti means 'twice baked' in Italian. Nitroglycerin was invented in 1847. Composer Richard Wagner owned a pink carpet made of flamingo feathers. Today in 1991, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ceased to exist. If you see something fluffy and white, swinging through the bakery, it is a meringue-atange. In Sackville...

When spruce is the soundboard of a harp, it is called tonewood. During World War Two, Australian solders got Vegemite in their army rations. Playing the violin for an hour burns 170 calories.  On this date in 1964, South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games. Never fiddle with a violin.  The most expensive meal costs $2 million but one keeps the diamond-studded chopsticks. Sweden's capital city's name was changed from Kristiana to Oslo in 1925. Woodrow Wilson liked to golf in the snow; he played with black golf balls.  Today in 1977, the Dempster Highway, stretching from Dawson YT to Inuvik, NWT opened. The game is called 'golf' because all the other four-letter words were taken. Tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and cauliflower produce nicotine, a defensive poison. The first domestically-built Studebaker rolled out of the Hamilton, ON factory, today in 1948. The Senegalese invented the xylophone, to scare birds and critters away from their ...

There 12 700 firefighting Kiwis. The act of dividing something in squares is called graticulation.  A pig’s snout is called a grunt. We spend far more on pet food than baby food. When Notre Dame burst into flames, firefighters shouted, “Holy Smoke!”   Myrmecologists devote their lives to the study of ants.  Nunavut boasts 25 hamlets and one city. Newborn baby seahorses are called colts. 73% of Australia's trees are eucalyptus.   If my neighbour drinks any more coffee, I shall ground him.  The Anglican Church of Canada began to ordain women in 1973.  Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning. Groceries are the traditional gift for a 44th wedding anniversary.  Fidel Castro was school athlete of the year in 1944; he was a left-handed pitcher. A 100-year old ant is called an antique. The Cambodian alphabet has 74 letters. Men get the hiccups more frequently than women. Today in 1910 Parliament c...

Today in 1979, The Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker died. He was 83. The Oriental rat flea is guilty of spreading Bubonic Plague in the Middle Ages. Apple has sold 2.2 billion iPhones since 2007. The radish is a member of the cabbage family.  The trouble with winning the rat race is that you're still a rat.  The body of a squid is called the mantle.   TerraCycle of Toronto recycles cigarette butts into fertilizer, compost and plastic. Motte & Bailey, stone keep and concentric are the three types of castles. Today in 1996, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. My neighbour hates tobacco; at the bottom of his swimming pool it says, "No Smoking". The handshake originated in ancient Yemen.  Ottawa rescinded the War Measures Act, today in 1945. A fabric 'fat quarter' is a metre square. Woven wire for window screens first appeared in 1823. A grouping of quilters is called a block party. ...

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 ...