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Facts about Canada (all true according to some website!)
Rock and Roll was created in Canada!
The Canadian group known as the Crew-cuts are considered responsible for first defining the genre 'rock and roll' with their song 'Sh-Boom'.
Half of a Canadian $20 bill is worth $10!
Don't believe it? Rip your 20 in half and go to your nearest bank, they'll give you $10 for it.
Niagara Falls once ran dry!
Due to an ice jam on Lake Erie, March 29th, 1848 was the only time in history where both the American falls and the Canadian Horseshoe falls ran dry for a period of roughly 30 hours.
A Canadian was once President of the United States!!
According to historians, the 21st President of the U.S., Chester A. Arthur, was born in Canada.
Winnie the Pooh is named after the city of Winnipeg!
A real life cub named Winnipeg or Winnie for short, owned by Captain Harry Colebourn whose home town was Winnipeg, Manitoba, was the inspiration for the animated Disney cartoon.
Ever been there?
There is a town in Newfoundland called Dildo, a town in Ontario called Bastard and a town in Saskatchewan called Eyebrow. |
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More facts!
When Canadians were trying to decide on a name for their country before 1867, here are a few that were suggested:
- New Britain
- Laurentia
- Brittania
- Acadia
- Cabotia
- Columbia
- Canadia
- Ursalia
Canadians have invented all of the following things:
- basketball
- the electron microscope
- garbage bags
- gingerale
- kerosene
- lightbulbs
- pacemakers
- rollerskates
- snowblowers
- snowmobiles
- the telephone
- the television
- walkie-talkies
- washing machines
- the zipper
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