Post: 12 Interesting Facts About Canada
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02-25-2011, 01:24 AM
#1
The life expectancy here in Canada according to recent studies show men live to be to the average of 77 years where as the women have a longer life expectancy and live to be around 84 years.
Biggest Province
Our biggest province here is Quebec which covers an area over 1,365,128 square kilometres.
Highest Populated Area
Highest Populated Area
Our province with the biggest population is Ontario with an outstanding 12.5 million people. Quebec is the second highest populated area with 7.6 million people.
Canadian Sports Inventor
Did you know that basketball was invented by a Canadian named Dr. James Naismith. Dr. Naismith was originally from a small town in Ontario called “Almonte” in which I grew up. He invented the game while working in Boston with college students.
Canada’s Size
Canada is the second largest country in the world next to Russia. The area size of Canada is a whopping 9,984,670 square kilometres.
Immigrants In Canada
A little over 16% of Canada’s population are immigrants which equals to roughly 5.5 million people. The total population of people in Canada is nearly 32 million people if not more.
Boundary Line/Boarder
The boundary line or boarder that separates Canada and the United States is 8890 kilometres long.
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is over 7604 kilometres in length and is the longest national highway in the entire world.
Deepest Lake In Canada
The deepest lake we have here in our country is Great Slave Lake. This lake is located in the Northwest Territories and is a little over 614 metres deep.
Largest City
The largest city here in Canada is Toronto. This city is home to over 5 million people and Toronto residents hold more university educations than any other country in the world.
Best City To Live In
According to studies and research, Vancouver in British Columbia is tied with Zurich Switzerland for having the highest quality of life of any other city in the world.
Quality Of Life
According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has got the highest quality of life in the world making it an ideal place to live and raise a family.
YES I LIVE IN CANADA.
.. Who else lives in Canada?
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02-25-2011, 03:06 AM
#5
NeedaLifeSoon
Retired Life
02-25-2011, 03:09 AM
#7
Originally posted by ikings
nobody cares about canada. Only thing they're good for is maple syrup and hockey.
lol your funny bro look at what canada invented
Originally posted by another user
basketball
hockey and the phone
acrylics
cpr dummy
air-conditioned railway coach
antigravity suit
basketball - james naismith (1892)
batteryless radio
canadarm
calcium carbide and acetylene gas
carcino embryonic antigen (cea) blood test - dr. Phil gold (196
cardiac intensive care unit (first)
computerized braille
crash position indicatordental mirror
disintegrating plastic
ear piercer
electric cooking range
electric hand prosthesis for children
electrical car
electric wheelchair
electron microscope
electronic wave organ
explosives vapour detector
fathometer
film developing tank
five pin bowling
foghorn
frozen fish
garbage bag (green plastic)
gingerale
goalie mask
green ink
heart valve operation
helicopter trap (for landing on ships)
helium as a substitute for hydrogen in airships
hydrofoil boat
imax
instant potato flakes
insulin
java - james gosling
jetline
jolly jumper
kerosene
lacrosse - played since the 1600s; william george beers set out standard rules (1860)
laser (sailboat)
lightbulb (first patented) - henry woodward (1874)
liposomes
macpherson gas mask
measure for footwear
muskol
newtsuit
newsprint
nursing mother breast pads
pablum - drs. Alan brown, fred tisdall, and theo drake (1930s)
pacemaker
paint roller
panoramic camera
phi (position homing indicator for aircraft)
portable high chair
poutine
puzz-3d
radar profile recorder
radio compass
tuck-away-handle beer carton
rollerskate
screw propeller
ski-binding
snowblower
snowmobile
snowplow (rotary)
steam foghorn
standard time
stanley cup
stol aircraft
submarine telegraph cable
superman -
table hockey
trivial pursuit - chris haney, john haney and scott abbott (1982)
variable pitch propeller
walkie-talkie
washing machine
wirephoto
yachtzee
zipper
hockey and the phone
acrylics
cpr dummy
air-conditioned railway coach
antigravity suit
basketball - james naismith (1892)
batteryless radio
canadarm
calcium carbide and acetylene gas
carcino embryonic antigen (cea) blood test - dr. Phil gold (196
cardiac intensive care unit (first)
computerized braille
crash position indicatordental mirror
disintegrating plastic
ear piercer
electric cooking range
electric hand prosthesis for children
electrical car
electric wheelchair
electron microscope
electronic wave organ
explosives vapour detector
fathometer
film developing tank
five pin bowling
foghorn
frozen fish
garbage bag (green plastic)
gingerale
goalie mask
green ink
heart valve operation
helicopter trap (for landing on ships)
helium as a substitute for hydrogen in airships
hydrofoil boat
imax
instant potato flakes
insulin
java - james gosling
jetline
jolly jumper
kerosene
lacrosse - played since the 1600s; william george beers set out standard rules (1860)
laser (sailboat)
lightbulb (first patented) - henry woodward (1874)
liposomes
macpherson gas mask
measure for footwear
muskol
newtsuit
newsprint
nursing mother breast pads
pablum - drs. Alan brown, fred tisdall, and theo drake (1930s)
pacemaker
paint roller
panoramic camera
phi (position homing indicator for aircraft)
portable high chair
poutine
puzz-3d
radar profile recorder
radio compass
tuck-away-handle beer carton
rollerskate
screw propeller
ski-binding
snowblower
snowmobile
snowplow (rotary)
steam foghorn
standard time
stanley cup
stol aircraft
submarine telegraph cable
superman -
table hockey
trivial pursuit - chris haney, john haney and scott abbott (1982)
variable pitch propeller
walkie-talkie
washing machine
wirephoto
yachtzee
zipper
02-25-2011, 03:21 AM
#10
hockeybrah951
Climbing up the ladder
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