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51. Canada is overrated

KendrickAyomide:
51. Canada is overrated

DrPurple:
50 Friendly Facts About Canada

i have been living in Canada for a long time and i was thinking i know everything i need to know about Canada
especially that i work in technology field and my job at Brand MOCA ( https://brandmoca.com/ ) is to research and understand the culture and history of the people and business to provide a unique service; however, some of the information in this post are amazing and are super fun.
I really enjoyed reading this post hope you guys like it too.


Canada is no doubt one of the world’s most likable
countries! This friendly nation is not only massive,
but holds a lot of fascinating facts and history.
You may already know it for its array of wildlife
from moose to polar bears, but there’s a lot more
to this country that you might not know.


Here we have the top 50 facts about Canada.

1. In Snag, Yukon, the coldest temperature in Canada
was recorded at -81.4 F (-63 C) which is roughly
the same temperature as the surface of Mars!

2. There are over 3,000 lakes in Canada, making its
surface area covered by lakes more than any other
country in the world.

3. To put things in perspective, Canada is larger than
all of the European Union. You could fit 81,975
Walt Disney World’s inside Canada!

4. The northernmost permanently inhabited place in
the world is Alert, Nunavut which is just 507 miles
(817 kilometers) from the North Pole.

5. Canada has the longest coastline in the world,
running at 125,556 miles (202,080 kilometers)
long, bordered by the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific.

6. Canadians eat more pasta than any other nation!

7. Quebec City is the only city north of Mexico that
still has fortified walls! They were originally built
by the French, followed by the English. All of this
happened between the 17 th and 19 th

8. Canada mail hasn’t run on Saturdays since 1969.

9. Following right behind Saudi Arabia, Canada has
the second largest oil reserve in the world.

10. Canada has endlessly ranked highly on a global
scale in education, civil liberties, economic
freedom, and standard of living.

11. Even though ice hockey is the most played sport
in Canada, lacrosse is actually the official sport of
Canada.

12. The longest highway in the world is the Trans-
Canada highway – it spans over 4,722 miles
(7,604 kilometers) long!

13. Unsurprisingly, 77% of the maple syrup in the
world is made in Quebec, Canada.

14. Even though Canada is the second largest country
in the world, is has one of the lowest population
densities.

15. About 90% of Canada’s population lives within 100
miles of the U.S.-Canadian border.

16. IMAX theaters, electric wheelchairs, and the board
game Trivial Pursuit were all inventions that came
from Canada.

17. Interestingly enough, Canada gained independence
fairly recently and fully became its own country in
1982.

18. 60% of the world’s polar bear population is in
Canada.

19. Canada’s iconic red and white maple leaf flag was
designed to replace the Union Jack and first
started being used in 1965.

20. There are more doughnut shops per capita in
Canada than any other country in the world.

21. Off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, there
are icebergs that float over from Greenland. They
are harvested to produce beer, vodka, wine, and
beauty products.

22. In Churchill, Canada, residents will leave their cars,
and sometimes their homes, unlocked as an
escape for people who need to escape from a
polar bear.

23. In Nunavut, Canada, the number plate for cars,
motorcycles, and snowmobiles are in the shape of
a polar bear.

24. There was a bear cub exported from Canada to the
London Zoo in 1915 named Winnipeg. This bear
inspired a A.A. Milne to write about Winnie-the-
Pooh after his son Christopher Robin would love to
visit Winnipeg the bear in the zoo.

25. The Royal Canadian Mounted police which has
30,000 members, originated from the Mounted
Police which was formed in 1873 which started
with just nine officers.

26. There is only one desert in all of Canada located
in British Colombia. It is just 15 miles long and is
the only desert in the world with a long boardwalk
for visitors to enjoy the scenery on.

27. Canadians are famous for using the interjection
“eh,” so much so that it is listed in the Canadian
Oxford Dictionary as a legitimate word.

28. If you write a letter to Santa and send it to the
North Pole, H0HoHo, Canada, you will receive a
letter back from Santa!

29. The largest demilitarized border in the world is the
U.S.-Canada border.

30. In Canada, it is against the law to have comics
that portray criminal acts.
31. Members of the Westboro Baptist Church are
banned from entering Canada.

32. Hawaiian pizza was not invented by the Hawaiians,
but by a man from Ontario, Canada.

33. In the Hudson Bay, there is an area that has less
gravity than the rest of the world.

34. About 80% of all alcohol consumed in Canada is
beer. One Canadian drinks around 79 liters of beer
per year!

35. Canadians are known for being very polite and
apologizing a lot. So much so, that there was an
Apology Act passed in 2009 which made
apologies inadmissible in court.

36. Around 10% of Canadians are Vegetarian or Vegan.
37. Many famous Canadians include Justin Bieber , Jim
Carrey, Ryan Gosling, Drake, and Shania Twain.

38. After Paris, Montreal is the second largest French-
speaking city in the world.

39. The longest street in the world is Yonge Street,
located in Ontario. It is 1,178 miles (1,896 km)
long!

40. After the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War
2, Canada declared war on Japan before the U.S.
did.

41. The smallest jail in the world is in Rodney,
Ontario. It is just 270 square feet (24.3 m).

42. The sunniest place in Canada is Estevan,
Saskatchewan with 2,537 hours of sunshine per
year.

43. A Mari Usque Ad Mare is the motto of Canada,
meaning “From Sea to Sea.”

44. In Yukon, Canada, there is a bar where you can
order a Sourtoe Cocktail – containing an actual toe
in a shot of whiskey!

45. The Northwest Territories is nicknames The Land
of the Midnight Sun, because the sun hardly sets
during the summer solstice.

46. For every 1,000 people in Canada, there are only
459 cars.

47. The oldest brewery in North America is Molson
Coors Canada. It is still running and it started in
1786.

48. The tap water in Canada is actually better for you
than the bottled water there.

49. In 1750, Canada was originally called “New
France.” The name Canada is derived from
“Kanata” which is a Huron-Iroquois word that
means village or settlement.

50. Poutine is one of Canada’s most famous foods. It
is a dish of French fries, cheese curds, and gravy