Top 10 Amazing Facts About Canada
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Welcome to Countries Facts cuddle-up comfortably on your Chesterfield and enjoy a nice hot double-double because today we're in the great white north take this journey with us as we explore ten fascinating facts about Canada.
1 Canadian attractions being the second largest country in the world by area there's bound to be places for tours to enjoy a one of Canada's greatest attractions is not a man-made structure but rather a waterfall that it shares with the United States the 50 meter or 167 foot height Niagara Falls is visible in Ontario and New York and curious visitors can get up close and personal with boating tours that skirt the Falls wall of mist enjoying Canada's natural beauty means visiting locations like the Canadian Rockies Banff National Park and Glacier National Park man-made attractions worth a visit include the National War Memorial Olympic Stadium Basilica of Santa and de beaupré the Hockey Hall of Fame the Notre Dame Basilica and the CN tower the tallest freestanding structure in the world.
2 Canadian cuisine if you love potatoes slathered in gravy and served with cheese curds Canada maybe just the culinary dream for you poutine originated in Quebec in the 1950s combining the fine flavors of french fries gravy cheese and sometimes foie gras or a doughnut don't enjoy gravy or fried food hmm well you can thank Canada's large Polish population for an abundance of pierogies or just smother everything you eat in maple syrup Canadians are also known for chowing down on salmon jerky ketchup potato chips Nanaimo bars jigs dinner Bannack pemmican and garlic fingers and if you need a fine beverage to wash your meal down with try us our toe cocktail a drink as vile as it sounds a Dawson City tradition the cocktail combines hard liquor with our real severed human toe.
3 Famous people of Canada what do William Shatner Ryan Reynolds Michael J Fox Jim Carrey Celine Dion John Candy and Donald Sutherland have in common they're all Canadian as this Explorer Lewis Juliet entrepreneur Elizabeth Arden poet novelist and environmentalist Margaret Atwood hockey legend and coffee connoisseur Tim Horton Wayne Gretzky poet EJ Pratt and late professional wrestler Chris Benoit on YouTube be sure to check out Canadian based channels such as Matthew Santoro WatchMojo vanna's gaming ASAP science and superwoman the list goes on in fact there are so many notable Canadian actors singers and athletes this may be easier.
4 Canadian inventions beyond possibly being behind a combination of ketchup and potato chips Canadians have proven their worth in the world of inventions and innovations among the many products that have been attributed to Canadian inventors include the antigravity suit by Wilbur rounding Frank's in 1940 the sport of basketball by Canadian born James Naismith in 1891 and Wilson Markel's film colorization process of the 1970s further advancements go on to improve the medical field such as the electric wheelchair by George Klein Diane crow toes CPR mannequin and the first process for insulin developed in 1922 by Frederick Banting JJ MacLeod and Charles best.
5 wild life in Canada due to the range in climates that Canada is divided into it's not uncommon to find quite the range of critters in the wild amongst some of Canada's more unique non-human inhabitants include the arctic fox arctic hare Wolverines walrus Tundra Swan Prairie rattlesnake moose caribou and polar bear scoped out the country surrounding waters and you may come across some killer whale Greenland shark beluga whale rainbow trout and sea otter look to the sky and you may glimpse a bald eagle Canadian goose bluejay peregrine falcon and the Northern Cardinal.
6 Canadian superstitions travel the world and you'll come to find that most if not all countries follow some truly strange superstitions and customs in Canada Prairie etiquette claims you'll want to be wary of returning a clean plate to someone that's brought you food it's considered bad luck to wash the plate Alberta residents may tell tale of blackberry picking after October 11th an activity that is frowned upon because the devil is sure to have claimed any remaining crops to the country folks fire flies or fee fillets are believed to be lost souls with lights that lead the gullible to destruction traditional French Canadians may speak of the loup-garou a shapeless headless animal and their version of the werewolf the loup-garou is believed to be a person who did not protect in sacrament for seven years.
7 NHL lacrosse and Canada even if you're greatly removed from Canadian culture chances are you would know about the Canadian love for the National Hockey League if you have any doubts over just how much the country is into hockey just remember that 2011 riots that broke out after the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins what is often overlooked is the country's love for lacrosse and considering the sport received its first set of official rules by Canadian William George peers there's a lot of love where hockey is considered the country's national winter sport lacrosse fills the summer time gap as the National summer sport Canada also produced Gary gate a lacrosse player considered one of the best with a win in every major lacrosse championship under his belt.
8 Wars of the great white north think Canada is nothing but polite citizens and peace while that could possibly be how things are today the country and its military has seen its fair share of bloodshed during the 1700s Quebec City was a target for British forces though was never reached but Acadia now modern-day Nova Scotia and its capital Port Royal was lost between 1866 and 1870 one Canadian Forces took on the Fenian Brotherhood during the Fenian raids ten years after the Fenian raids seized Canada the United Kingdom and Egypt fought against Sudan military leading to the anglo-egyptian Sudan of the British Empire later conflicts include the Northwest rebellion of 1885 World or one the Russian Civil War of 1918 World War two the Persian Gulf War the Libyan Civil War and the continued war efforts against terrorism.
9 The Canadian Eskimo Dog this fluffy ball of adorable fur has been an Arctic inhabitant for upwards of four thousand years initially bred by the ancestors of the modern-day Inuit the Thule or tule not typically raised as a household pet the Canadian Eskimo Dog has always been a work dog used throughout history to track seal holes hunt polar bears all supplies and carry people over the course of 20 years between the 50s and 70s Royal Canadian Mounted Police intentionally killed an estimated 1,000 to 20,000 dogs allegedly to remove sick or dangerous pups as of 2008 only 300 purebred Canadian Eskimo Dogs remain putting this adorable working dog on the threatened species list considering its history and current status this useful pup is often thought to be one of North America's oldest and rarest purebred indigenous domestic canines other breeds of canine that originate from Canada include the Newfoundland the Landseer and the Labrador Husky.
10 A world of records taking the cake in one of Canada's / oddest moments is sure s joy kima who in 2008 set the record for the longest non-stop Elvis Presley impersonation joy Kim's impersonation marathon ended actor 55 hours beating out the standing record of 43 hours and 11 minutes equally as impressive where Donovan bailey's once world record of running a 100 meters in 9.8 for seconds Cornell doe brands 2009 record for the shortest time biking across Canada coming in at 27 days 5 hours and 30 minutes and the 2010 dodge ball game that topped the record for largest game at 1,200 participants only to be reclaimed two years later by UC students with some 4,000 plus participants additional records include longest street in the world world's largest man-made non-nuclear war time explosion world's largest maple leaf and world's largest ten soldier standing at 9.8 meters or 32 feet.
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