| Interesting Facts About Canada |
| Canada occupies 9, 970, 610 sq kms of the earths surface. Canada has 6 times zones 90% of Canadians live within 100 miles of the Canada-US border. 88% of Canada is inhabitable due to extreme climate and terrain. At 7, 604 km, the Trans Canada highway is the longest highway in the world. Younge Street in Toronto is the longest road in the world, ending at the Ontario-Manitoba-Minnesota border. There are more donuts per capita in Canada then anywhere else on earth. 0.3% of all vehicle accidents in Canada involve a moose. Canada has the most cars per capita with one car for every two Canadians. Canada has almost a million lakes. If a debt is more then 25 cents, it is illegal to pay with pennies. The McDonald's in Skydome is only one in the world to sell hotdogs. Alberta has been rat-free since 1905 There has been no Saturday mail delivery in Canada since Feb 1, 1969. There is a lake in Manitoba called Lake Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik. Northern Canada has times in the summer when the sun rarely sets. This is known as the "midnight sun". In the winter, it is dark most of the time. More dinosaur bones have been found in Canada than in any other country. More then 75% of the world's maple syrup comes from Canada. There are 23 different words in the Inuit language for "snow" It is illegal to frown at cows in Baldworth, Sask. The city Halifax has more bars per capita then any other city in North America Canadians eat more Kraft macaroni and cheese packaged dinners than any nationality in the world. In Quebec, there is an old law that states margarine must be a different color than butter. In 1984, a Canadian farmer began renting advertising space on his cows. The world's tallest freestanding structure is Toronto's $63-million CN tower which measures 1,815 feet, 5 inches (553.34m). Completed in 1975, the tower was constructed over almost two-and-a-half years by Canadian National Railways. Canada boasts the world's first radio station. XWA, now Montreal's CFCF, originally went on the air in 1919 and broadcast its first scheduled music show in May 1920. Pamela Anderson Lee was Canada's centennial baby. Alberta is the only province that is rat free since 1905 Lawn Darts are illegal in Canada Canada beat Denmark 47-0 in the 1949 World Hockey Championships. The world's highest tide is at Bay of Fundy at Burntcoat Head, Nova Scotia. Mean large tide range is 16.1 m. The 'Lake of the Woods' located on the Canadian-US border has more islands than any other lake in the world, with an estimated 14,000 islands. The lake also has 65,000 miles of shore line. Canada has won the most Olympic Gold medals in hockey. |
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| Canadian Inventions |
| Canadians are known as the inventors of hockey, ice beer, and the telephone among other things, but I'm sure there are some things on the list that may surprise you! |
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