| If you are a Newfoundlander you should be proud. Here is a little information you may not know. We Were: 1... The first province to respond to Titanics destress signal. 2...The first to vaccinate for smallpox. 3...The first to host transatlantic flight. 4...The first in the world to have wireless communication. 5...The first place to discover proof of the theory of continental drift. We Have: 1...The oldest street in North America. 2...The oldest city in North America.(St Johns) 3...The oldest rock in the world. 4...The oldest continuous sporting event (The Regatta) 5...The largest university in Atlantic Canada. 6...The most Pubs per square foot in Canada. (George Street) 7...The longest runny radio program in North America. 8...Caught the worlds largest invertebrate (giant squid) We Are: 1...The funniest people in Canada.(Ask anyone.) 2...The sexiest people in Canada.(Macleans Magazine survey) 3...The provience that has four identifiable flags. 4...The only province able to land the Space Shuttle.(Stephenville) 5...The most giving people in Canada.(stats.Canada) 6...The most sexually active people in all of Canada.(what else are we gonna do?) A Newfoundlander: 1...Built the first artificial ice arena. 2...Invented the Gas Mask. 3...Was once govenor of Norther Rhodesia. 4...Was with Abraham Lincoln at Gettysberg. 5...We are the only province to have it's own Encyclopedia, ...Dictionary. ...Dogs. ...Pony. ... and Cultural publication. Compiled by Gillian Chipman |