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Canada only got its own flag 100 years after it became a. Hey, these are the top 100 funny facts that i found. This post was originally done in honour of canadas 145th birthday on july 1st, 2012. Follow along to learn tons of fun facts about the outrageous oddities and kooky charisma of. Jul 01, 2017 20 random facts you probably didnt know about canada encompassing six different time zones and having the worlds longest coastline, canada is truly enormous, which makes way for many facts and peculiarities. Thats right, you didnt misread, here we have one thousand random and interesting facts about literally everything you could think of. Canadas official languages may be french and english, but our geese have their own language. We know that the majority of our readers are international, so perhaps youd like to know a few more things about our home.
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Here are 30 weird facts about canada that prove its the most interesting country ever. Canada s official languages may be french and english, but our geese have their own language. We post about health, celebspeople, places, animals, history information and much more. The border between the two countries is 5,525 miles 8,891 kilometers. Its the perfect book for a boring night at home or for some pub quizzes at the bar with your friends. The border between the united states and canada is the longest international border in the world. Read top 100 random funny facts part 1 from the story the book of random by cece23 with 29,987 reads. Canada spans 9 984 670 sq km and comprises 6 time zones. Canadas only desert in british columbia is only 15 miles long and is the only desert in the world with. The song was approved by the parliament of canada in 1967 as the unofficial national anthem and adopted officially on july 1, 1980. While ice hockey is canada s most prevalent sport, lacrosse is the countrys official sport. Books inherently offer solitude and a temporary escape from your own story.
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In canada, mexico, india, russia and israel, bank notes have braillelike markings for the blind. It stretches from the atlantic to the pacific, and northwards into the arctic ocean. Apr 02, 2020 hi there, i check your blogs named 155 cool and weird fun facts that you should know. And while it doesnt sound like the most interesting material, it is the first machinegenerated research book, according to the academic publishing company.
Nov 12, 2019 to help you channel that feeling once morewell, actually, 150 times. If youre looking to take some beer to a friend in another province youve better be careful because even though they consume a lot of beer approximately 80% of the alcohol they drink is in fact beer you are not allowed to move it to another province. This post was originally done in honour of canada s 145th birthday on july 1st, 2012. You might hate mondays, but its probably your boss favorite day. Oct 07, 2016 there are all kinds of strange and interesting things going on that we just dont usually know about. This shape makes it the easiest province for school children to draw. Here at the fact site, were celebrating our 10 th birthday, and we wanted to celebrate huge. First the french, and later the english, built up quebec citys fortifications between the 17th and the 19th centuries. Interesting and weird fun facts about our everyday lives that everyone should know. Too true fun facts is your facebook source for fun fact parody and satire. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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