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26 Fun Facts About Canada Happy Canada Day to Canadians around the world. Today is Canada day, previously called Dominion Day, which has nothing to do with the Federation's victory over the Dominion during Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Canada Day celebrates the anniversary of the Constitution Act of 1867 (which was originally called the British North American Act), uniting the three colonies of the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswich, into a single Dominion within the British Empire, thereafter known and called Canada.  Fun Fact #1. It was renamed as Canada Day in 1982. Fun Fact #2. In 1980, "O Canada" was made the official National anthem of Canada. Fun Fact #3. Did You Know these people are actually Canadians: Jim Carrey, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Michael J. Fox, Dan Ackroyd, Mike Myers, and William Shatner are all Canadians. Fun Fact #4: Kiefer Sutherland might be a Canadian as well. Perhaps, maybe, yeah he is,...

Fun Facts About Julius Caesar: The Extraordinary Life of Julius Caesar. Follow me on Twitter for daily Historical Fun and #OnThisDay tweets. https://twitter.com/HistoricalFun The Ides of March:   On the 15th day of the third month in 44BC, Julius Caesar, the Dictator of Rome, was assassinated by Marcus Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus, and a whole host of other Roman Senators. Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on the Ides of March by a consortium of Roman Senators led by Caesar's friend, Marcus-I-did-Eat-Two-Brutus. Julius Caesar had been told to Beware The Ides Of March, but chose to ignore the prophecy. Just before Caesar passed into the shadowy world of gonna-return-as-a-zombie-and-eat-your-face-off, he looked into the eyes of his friend and whispered, "Et Tu, Brutus."  This translates into English as, "Your mamma was a snowblower." *** *** Real translation: "And you, Brutus?" FUN FACTS ABOUT THE EARLY LIFE ...

Historical Fun Facts for October 28th On the 28th of October, 1919, the United States Congress, in their infinite wisdom , passed the Volstead Act, even though the American President, Woodrow Wilson, vetoed it.   This act paved the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.   Of course, for those who don't know, Prohibition was the banning of Alcohol. Not a great day for, well, pretty much everyone. Because, as everyone knows, the three things humans need for survival and sanity are Alcohol, Bacon, and a decent WiFi signal.   On the 28th of October, 1958, John XXIII was elected Pope of the Planet Earth.   Legend has it, that when a Pope is elected, he has to sit on a chair which has a hole in the centre, whilst wearing no under-crackers, so that his testicles dangle through the hole.   The Cardinals then have to look up as he is carried through the hall to check they do, in fact, dangle.   This is due to the unfortunate e...

HISTORY FUN FACTS - OCTOBER 4th On this day in history in 23, the Chinese capital, Chang'an, was sacked by rebels during the peasant rebellion. Yes, the peasants were revolting. Unbathed and swearing a lot, they were truly revolting.   They captured Wang Mang, the Chinese Emperor, and, in no particular order, promptly killed and decapitated him.   On This Day In History in 1795, Napoleon Bonaparte caught a Whiff of Grapeshot , after a night of passion with his wife, who he insisted shouldn't bathe, and suppressed some armed counter-revolutionary rioters with cannon, and just a Whiff of Grapeshot.   On This Day In History in 1289, Louis X of France, who kissed a girl ten times and liked it, was born.   King Louis X of France, no relation to Malcolm, was called the Quarreller, the Headstrong, or Louis the Stubborn. Mostly by his wife, Margaret of Burgundy, whose face would be red with rage before the end.   Louis became King...

HISTORY FACT - AUGUST 29th ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 29th of AUGUST.   29th August, 1350, an English fleet under the command of Edward III , and his son, the Black Prince, who wasn't black, defeated a Castilian fleet at the Battle of Winchelsea.   The Castilian fleet was under the command of a soldier of fortune. If you have a problem, and no one else can help, and you can find him, maybe you can hire, Don Carlos de la Cerda.   29th August, 1475, the Kingdoms of England and France signed the Treaty of Picquigny , stating there would be an everlasting peace for both kingdoms. Which lasted about five minutes. 29th August, 1484, Pope Innocent VIII, who wasn't entirely innocent , as he approved the hunting and execution of a whole bunch of witches, became Pope.   Are you a witch?   Yes.   BURN YOU WITHCY WITCH WHO DOES WITCHY THINGS.   Did You Know: When a new Pope is elected, all the Cardinals have to take a ...

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 8th MARCH On This Day in 1702, Queen Anne became Queen of England after the death of William III, or William of Orange, or William-Of-The-Evil-Fruit.   Queen Anne started out as Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, then became Queen of Great Britain when the Kingdoms were officially united. She left no direct heirs, and, as such, was the last monarch of the House of Stewart.   Anne was the sister of Mary II, who was the wife of Not-The-First-William-Who-Invaded-England.   William-The-Third-Orange-Almost-Killed-Me had invaded England in what became known as the Glorious Revolution. It was an almost bloodless coup when James II took a holiday in France, which led Parliament to declare he had abdicated.   This was the second time someone called William invaded England to claim the throne. Must be something in the name.   If you know someone called William, better watch out for him. He's probably contemplating con...

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 9th February   On This Day, the 9th of February, 1825, John Quincy Adams is elected as President of the United States of America.   He didn't actually receive the most electoral votes. That accolade went to future President, Andrew Jackson. But, due to neither getting an overall majority, the House of Representatives decided to swing towards John Quincy Adams.   To say Andrew Jackson was miffed would be an understatement. He proclaimed the election of Adams was a corrupt bargain, and that Pepsi Max was better than Coca Cola. He also thought the election of a really bad wig would be a huge mistake.   Andrew Jackson is well known for his liking of duels. It's very lucky he decided against challenging Adams to a duel to decide the fate of the Presidency. Jackson never lost a duel. Unless you count that one he had against the parrot. But, in all fairness, the parrot cheated.   In Other News On This Day In History On Thi...