Canada Proud, Canadian Style
67We're Especially Proud of;
- smarties
- crispy crunch
- the size of our football fields and 1 less down
- lacrosse, our Nationalsport
- apple pie
- Mr Dressup kicks Mr Rogers Butt
- **the handles on our beer cases are big enough to put your hands through with mitts on
- Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin Donuts Butt
- our civil war was fought in a bar and lasted only one an a half hours
- The Hudson Bay Company once owned over 10% of the earths surface and is still around as the worlds oldest company
- we invented 'eh?'
- we have colored money
- a Canadian invented Superman
- coffee crisp
- our elections only take one day
- we invented Zamboni's
- our beer advertisements kick butt
- 32 million multicultural people
- that you can drive across Canada in 7 days or fly in 7 hours coast to coast
- Ottawa has cool buildings, our Countries Capitol
- we invented ski-doo's, jet-ski's, velcro, zippers, insulin, penicillin, the telephone, short wave radio's that save countless lives every year
More inventions by Canadians
- am radio
- standard time
- butter substitute
- pablum
- cigarette box
- hair tonic
- measur for footwear
- paint roler
- portable high chair
- washing machine
- zipper
- kerosene
- pulp newsprint
- dental mirror
- gas mask
- ear piercer
- Balderdash
- 5 pin bowling
- hockey goalie mask
- Musk oil
- Puzz 3-D
- roller skate
- ski-binding
- tabletop hockey game
- Trivial Pursuit
- air conditioned vehicle
- electric car
- guardrail
- snowblower
- snowmobile
Did you know; Facts and Tid Bits that Canadians Discovered?
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you
would have produced enough sound energy to heat
one cup of coffee.
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If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months,
enough gas produced to create the energy of an
atomic bomb.
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The human heart creates enough pressure when it
pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
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Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an
hour.
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Humans and dolphins are the only species that have
sex for pleasure.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do
death.
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The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
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You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
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Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza very day.
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Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of
a calorie.
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You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork
than by a poisonous spider.
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Right-handed people live, on average, nine years
longer than left-handed people do.
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In ancient Egypt, Priests plucked every hair from
heir
bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
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A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
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The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30
times its own weight and always falls over on its right
side when intoxicated.
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Polar bears are left handed.
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The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds, that makes
the catfish rank #1 for animal having the most taste
buds.
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The flea can jump 350 times its body length, It's like a
human jumping the length of a football field.
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A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before
it starves to death.
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The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its
head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex
by ripping the males head off.
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Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
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Butterflies taste with their feet.
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Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
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A cat's urine glows under a blacklight.
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An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.
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Starfishes haven't got brains.
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Famous Canadian Musicians
Famous Canadian Musicians
- Alanis Morissette
- Mathew Good
- Michale Buble
- Amanda Marshall
- Mike Reno
- Avril Lavine
- Mobile
- Barenaked Ladies
- NeilYoung
- Big Sugar
- Nickelback
- Billy Talent
- Our Lady Peace
- Paul Brandt
- Blue Rodeo
- Rush
- Prism
- Bryan Adams
- Burton Cummings
- Sam Robert
- Celine Dion
- Sebastian Bach
- Shania Twain
- Cowboy Junkies
- Simple Plan
- Crash Test Dummies
- Sloan
- David Wilcox
- Diane Krall
- Steppenwolf
- Sum 41
- Gordon Lighfoot
- Three Days Grace
- Holly Cole
- Great Big Sea
- Tragically Hip
- Triumph
- Trooper
- Jeff Healey
- Joan Arden
Edmonton singing Anthem
Famous Canadian Actors
20 % of Hollywood is Canadian eh? Some Are;
- Martin Short
- Mike Meyers
- Mary Pickford
- Michael J Fox
- Molly Parker
- Neve Campell
- PAMELA ANDERSON
- Rachel McAdams
- Rachel Roberts
- Raymond Born
- Rich Little
- Rick Moranis
- Ryan Gosling
- Ryan Reynolds
- Sarah Polley
- Seth Rogen
- Shannon Tweed
- Tommy Chong
- Walter Houston
- William Shatner
- Jim Carrey
- Glenn Ford
- Christopher Plummer
- Donald Sutherland
- Kefer Sutherland
- Eugene Levy
- Glenn Ford
- Leslie Neilsen
- Lorne Greene
- Walter Houston
- Kim Cooates
- Keanu Charles Reeves
Gotta see this! Jim Carrey about Canada and from Canada
Canada's gone to Pot, or using a lot of it
How to get a mouse in a beer bottle-The Great White North
Oh ya and....
- Canada has the longest street in the world eh? It's called Yonge Street eh.
- Canada has more donut shops per capita than the US
- Canada's National animal is the Beaver
- Canada's National sports are Lacrosse and Hockey
- Canada's National colors are red and white
- Canada consumes more Kraft Dinner per capita than anywhere else in the world
- Canada has the cheapest internet access in the world
- Canada is 2nd most % of population on the Internet
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Canada Proud in the News
- Canada puts its nuclear pride on the blockThe Globe and Mail11 hours ago
Under weight of record deficit, Tories seek bids on AECL's reactor wing. The Candus are a point of pride in Canada's engineering history and the sale is sparking fears the technology will leave the country
- Canada puts CANDU reactor wing for salePress Trust of India6 hours ago
Toronto, Dec.18 (PTI) Putting its nuclear pride on the block, the Canadian government is selling CANDU--the reactor wing of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited(AECL)-- whose units are also in operation in some Indian nuclear plants.
- Sinclair again Canada's top playerSlam! Sports16 hours ago
Forward Christine Sinclair was named Canada's top female soccer player for the fifth year in a row Thursday.
- Christine Sinclair is Canada's top female soccer player for fifth straight yearBrandon Sun16 hours ago
OTTAWA - Forward Christine Sinclair was named Canada's top female soccer player for the fifth year in a row Thursday. The Burnaby, B.C., native had four goals in seven games, leading the Canadian national team with in goals scored for the ninth time in 10 seasons.
- Burnaby's Christine Sinclair named Canada's top female soccer player for 2009Vancouver Sun24 hours ago
Christine Sinclair is Canada's best soccer player again.
- Vacancy rate third-highest in CanadaThe Peterborough Examiner29 hours ago
Apartment hunting in the Peterborough area should be a little easier with the rental vacancy rate jumping to 6% in October, the third-highest rate in the country, up from 2.4% in October last year. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its vacancy rate statistics yesterday.[...]
Canada Proud in the News
- Government of Canada Working to Promote Canadian Malting Barley in Key International MarketsMarketwire23 hours ago
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - Dec. 17, 2009) - The Government of Canada is working to get more international buyers bidding on Canadian barley by investing in innovation through the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC). Member of Parliament James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake) announced the $400,000 investment as part of the AgriMarketing program. "Our Government is proud to support ...
- Tors dominate in CanadaGalveston County Daily News69 minutes ago
GALVESTON The Ball High boys basketball team traveled to Canada for the REB Invitational and brought home gold.
- Molson Coors Canada Main Sponsor of TTC's New Year's Eve Ride Free ProgramMarketwire3 hours ago
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 18, 2009) - Molson Coors Canada is the Platinum Supporter ($65,000) for the TTC's free New Year's Eve transit service this year as a way of celebrating Toronto residents who choose to make the responsible choice and arrive home safely after ringing in the New Year. The service will be offered from 12:01 a.m. (January 1, 2010) until 4 a.m. It is expected that ...
- CLIMATE CHANGE: "Canada Is the Dinosaur"AlertNet16 hours ago
Source: IPS Canada bears a large share of responsibility for any failure to make a breakthrough in reducing greenhouse gas emissions here in Copenhagen, say participants and civil society activists.
- Hitmen Teammates Martin Jones And Brandon Kozun Both Named To Canada's National Junior TeamOurSports Central2 days ago
Calgary, AB - The Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club is proud to announce teammates Martin Jones and Brandon Kozun will both play for Team Canada at the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championship.
- PetSmart Charities(R) of Canada Celebrates Milestone, 100,000th AdoptionMarketwire21 hours ago
"Calli" the Kitten Is 100,000th Pet Saved at PetSmart Charities(R) of Canada Adoption Center
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Comments
So truly great, Kimberly! Thanks, as always!!!
Thanks eh!
My addition to Tid- Bits is I want to be a Pig - 30 minutes! That's a long orgasm eh?
Well these are really informations, Thank you. I have been to Toronto once and I loved the people.
Toronto is where I live so glad you liked it here. Just hope it wasn't in winter time LOL, Thanks for the comment Hello
Wow! I really love this hub. This is a great collection of links and cool videos.
Thanks Magdielqr, did you have fun I hope?
I really enjoyed your hub. Very informative
thanks jacob, it was fun
that was fun..hey musk oil.. wow I love musk oil
Dorothy, I thought of you actually writing that-what a hoot,so glad you came by, Thanks
I love Jim Carrey, I love Canada and I love your hub.Take care. God Bless.
I love Jim Carrey, I love Canada and I love your hub.Take care. God Bless.
Keira I'm so glad,hope you got a few laughs! Kimberly, thanks for coming by
Fantastic hub, lots of really cool info.
Tanks Chris, your pretty cool yourself
Canadians rock! Awesome hub!!!
Beth, Rock On eh! Thanks too eh!
Canada all the way...great hub. Really well done hub about the best place in the world.
regards Zsuzsy
Zsuzy, so glad another Canadian is here proud eh? LOL Thanks for coming by and the comment
I liked your tribute to the Leafs and I don't understand why women call men pigs. Gotta run... the beer store closes soon.
Just love ya Niteriter, Thanks!


















lyricsingray says:
2 months ago
We do love America too - our neighbors