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What do you think of when you think of Canada? Deserts? Beaches? Palm
trees? Vineyards? Probably not, but today we’re going to change your
view of the Great White North. It’s not all tundra and polar bears (all
though it does have plenty of those!). These are some surprising facts
about Canada you probably didn’t know!
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According to the OECD, Canada is the most educated country in the world
(more than half of adults have a college degree).
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The lowest temperature ever recorded in
Canada was -63 C (-81.4 F). It was measured at Snag in the Yukon
Territory in 1947.
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Canada has the most lakes out of any country in the world.
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Residents in Churchill, Manitoba leave their cars and houses unlocked.
This provides a quick escape from hungry polar bears.
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Canada gets its name from the Iroquoian word “Kanata”. It means
“village”.
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The Canada-US border is the world’s longest border between two
countries. It’s official name is the International Boundary.
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After the USSR and the United States, Canada was the third country to
reach space
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There are less people in Canada than there are in the Tokyo metropolitan
area. As of this writing, Canada has 35.6 million. The Tokyo area has 37
million.
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Canadians
lead the world in illegal visa overstays in the United States. An
estimated 93,000 Canadians are living south of the border with expired
visas.
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The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, was Canadian. |