Post by Kassandra on Jun 20, 2010 18:00:26 GMT -5
I saw an old thread that was Fun Facts about the United States, and I though that I should make one for Canada since I have grown up here!
Soo Here We Go!
The name Canada origininated from a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word, kanata, which means village or settlement.
it's the world's second largest country areawise (including its waters), and fourth largest in land area.
It has the longest coastline in the world, about 243,000 kms in length.
The country shares the world's longest common border with the United States of America, which is also the only unprotected border in the world
Canada is widely believed to be the home of Santa Claus.
The belief that the North Pole is owned by Canada is false. No country owns the North Pole.
Canada is also the largest producer of a refreshingly sweet dessert wine called Icewine.
Canada's city of Montreal, sometimes called The City of Churches, is that it has more churches than houses!
Canada is also home to the world's smallest jail, located in Ontario. It is only 270 square feet.
It also has the highest tertiary education enrollment in the world, which includes locals as well as international students.
Toronto is the largest city of Canada, with a population of more than 5 million people. Toronto dwellers hold more university degrees than any other big city in the world.
Despite being a really big country, it has the fourth lowest population density in the world, with only three people living per square kilometer! Almost half of the population in Canada were born in other countries.
it produces so much energy, that it provides it to the US too!
The Ice Hotel in Quebec, known as Hotel de Glace is created every year using 400 tons of ice and 12,000 tons of snow. It melts away every summer and is recreated every winter.
Canada has just one desert in British Columbia, towards the southernmost corner of the Okanagan Valley in Osoyoos.
The desert is only 15 miles long, with over 100 rare plants, and over 300 rare animals. It is also the only desert in the world that has a long boardwalk, for people to walk on!
Canadian winter temperatures fall below freezing point, with snow covering some parts of the country for nearly six months!
In 1883, the baseball glove was invented in Canada.
Many inventions including basketball, the electric light bulb, the electric range, the electron microscope, the telephone, standard time, the television, and the zipper, and the first snowmobile were invented in this remarkable country.
Half of Canada is covered with forests, which should not be surprising, considering one-tenth of the world's forests are here. It is also home to the polar and the grizzly bear.
Canada has two national sports; Lacrosse as the country's national summer sport, and Ice Hockey as the national winter sport. Its citizens invented the game of Lacrosse.
Canada is also known to have the highest quality of life in the world, according to the United Nations Human Development Index.
People tend to ask if Canadians live in igloos and ride polar bears. ( i've been asked)
Newfoundland was the first part of Canada to be explored by Europeans. Ironically, it was the last area to become a province, in 1949.
Canadian James Naismith invented basketball to give his physical education students at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, an indoor team sport to play during the long winters.
North America's lowest recorded temperature was -81.4 degrees Fahrenheit (-63 C) at Snag, Yukon Territory, on February 3, 1947
Canada is known as the home of large animals like the moose and grizzly bear, but it is also home to about 55,000 species of insects and about 11,000 species of mites and spiders.
Canada invented the IMAX Film system.
Canadians produced 350,000 tons of at least 32 varieties of cheese and eat an average of 23.4 pounds per person, with cheddar being the most popular.
A black bear cub from Canada named Winnipeg (or “Winnie,” for short) was one of the most popular attractions at the London Zoo after it was donated to the zoo in 1915. Winnie became a favorite of Christopher Robin Milne and inspired the stories written by his father, A.A. Milne, about Winnie-the-Pooh.
The West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, was once the world's largest shopping mall. It now ranks fifth, but it still contains the world's largest indoor amusement park.
There you go! Now you know more about where I come from
Soo Here We Go!
The name Canada origininated from a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word, kanata, which means village or settlement.
it's the world's second largest country areawise (including its waters), and fourth largest in land area.
It has the longest coastline in the world, about 243,000 kms in length.
The country shares the world's longest common border with the United States of America, which is also the only unprotected border in the world
Canada is widely believed to be the home of Santa Claus.
The belief that the North Pole is owned by Canada is false. No country owns the North Pole.
Canada is also the largest producer of a refreshingly sweet dessert wine called Icewine.
Canada's city of Montreal, sometimes called The City of Churches, is that it has more churches than houses!
Canada is also home to the world's smallest jail, located in Ontario. It is only 270 square feet.
It also has the highest tertiary education enrollment in the world, which includes locals as well as international students.
Toronto is the largest city of Canada, with a population of more than 5 million people. Toronto dwellers hold more university degrees than any other big city in the world.
Despite being a really big country, it has the fourth lowest population density in the world, with only three people living per square kilometer! Almost half of the population in Canada were born in other countries.
it produces so much energy, that it provides it to the US too!
The Ice Hotel in Quebec, known as Hotel de Glace is created every year using 400 tons of ice and 12,000 tons of snow. It melts away every summer and is recreated every winter.
Canada has just one desert in British Columbia, towards the southernmost corner of the Okanagan Valley in Osoyoos.
The desert is only 15 miles long, with over 100 rare plants, and over 300 rare animals. It is also the only desert in the world that has a long boardwalk, for people to walk on!
Canadian winter temperatures fall below freezing point, with snow covering some parts of the country for nearly six months!
In 1883, the baseball glove was invented in Canada.
Many inventions including basketball, the electric light bulb, the electric range, the electron microscope, the telephone, standard time, the television, and the zipper, and the first snowmobile were invented in this remarkable country.
Half of Canada is covered with forests, which should not be surprising, considering one-tenth of the world's forests are here. It is also home to the polar and the grizzly bear.
Canada has two national sports; Lacrosse as the country's national summer sport, and Ice Hockey as the national winter sport. Its citizens invented the game of Lacrosse.
Canada is also known to have the highest quality of life in the world, according to the United Nations Human Development Index.
People tend to ask if Canadians live in igloos and ride polar bears. ( i've been asked)
Newfoundland was the first part of Canada to be explored by Europeans. Ironically, it was the last area to become a province, in 1949.
Canadian James Naismith invented basketball to give his physical education students at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, an indoor team sport to play during the long winters.
North America's lowest recorded temperature was -81.4 degrees Fahrenheit (-63 C) at Snag, Yukon Territory, on February 3, 1947
Canada is known as the home of large animals like the moose and grizzly bear, but it is also home to about 55,000 species of insects and about 11,000 species of mites and spiders.
Canada invented the IMAX Film system.
Canadians produced 350,000 tons of at least 32 varieties of cheese and eat an average of 23.4 pounds per person, with cheddar being the most popular.
A black bear cub from Canada named Winnipeg (or “Winnie,” for short) was one of the most popular attractions at the London Zoo after it was donated to the zoo in 1915. Winnie became a favorite of Christopher Robin Milne and inspired the stories written by his father, A.A. Milne, about Winnie-the-Pooh.
The West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, was once the world's largest shopping mall. It now ranks fifth, but it still contains the world's largest indoor amusement park.
There you go! Now you know more about where I come from