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Fast facts: There are more Barbie dolls in Italy than there are Canadians in Canada. Canada is an Indian word meaning "village of huts." When the first explorers of Canada asked the Indians what the land was called, the Indians thought they were being asked the name of their village, which was "Kanata." The name stuck. There are more donut shops in Canada per capita than any other country. Canada was the only country not to win a gold medal in the summer Olympic games held there. In the great fire of London in 1666, half of London was burnt down, but only six people were injured. Bolivia has two capitals. The Eiffel tower in France varies in height depending on the temperature, sometimes by as much as 6 inches.

 

On this date: In 1789, Georgetown, the first U.S. Catholic college, was founded. In 1916, the temperature fell from 44 degrees Fahrenheit to minus 56 degrees Fahrenheit during the nights of Jan. 23 and 24 in Browning, Mont. In 1930, Clyde Tombaugh first photographed the planet Pluto. In 1953, the National Football League's Dallas Texans became the Baltimore Colts, which is now the Indianapolis Colts. In 1961, the Supreme Court ruled cities and states have the right to censor films. In 1964, the 24th Amendment was ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections. In 1971, UCLA lost to Notre Dame in college basketball. UCLA then won its next 88 games. In 1991, "Seinfeld" debuted on NBC-TV.

 

Quotable... "What I'm outraged about is that employees didn't know all the facts about Enron. My own mother-in-law bought stock last summer, and it's not worth anything now." - President George W. Bush about Enron's woes.