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Bigfoot, Yeti & Sasquatch refer to the same mysterious man / ape beings which have been reported around the world from the Pacific Northwest in the united states to the Canadian wilderness, to the slopes of the Himalayas, and to the forests of Siberia.
Canada is the second-largest country in the world by area, behind only Russia.
Canada has the longest coastline of any country, about 243,000 kilometers, because it borders three oceans and has thousands of islands.
Canada has more lakes than any other country, with an estimated 60% of all the lakes in the world.
Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Canadian physical education teacher working in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Insulin was discovered in 1921 at the University of Toronto by Frederick Banting and Charles Best. It turned diabetes from a death sentence into a treatable condition.
Canada has two official languages, English and French, both made official under the Official Languages Act of 1969.
Canada produces about 70% of the world's maple syrup, and most of it comes from the province of Quebec.
The border between Canada and the US is the longest international border in the world, stretching about 8,891 kilometers (5,525 miles).
Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada in 1857. One reason was that it sat between English- and French-speaking regions.
Banff, in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, became Canada's first national park in 1885.
Ironically, the Labrador Retriever comes from Newfoundland, not Labrador. It descends from the St. John's water dog, which fishermen used to haul in nets and fetch fish that escaped from lines.
A German Shepherd police dog named Trakr, brought from Canada to help at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks, is credited with locating Genelle Guzman-McMillan, the last survivor pulled from the rubble.
The Sphynx started in Toronto, Canada, in 1966, when a domestic cat gave birth to a hairless kitten named Prune due to a natural genetic mutation.
Hawaiian pizza wasn't invented in Hawaii. Greek-born restaurant owner Sam Panopoulos created it in Ontario, Canada, in 1962 by adding canned pineapple and ham.
Poutine, French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, comes from Quebec, Canada, in the 1950s.
The first-generation Volkswagen Golf was sold in the US and Canada as the Rabbit.
The first Ford Mustang sold was bought by accident by Canadian airline pilot Stanley Tucker.
The first international cricket match was played between the US and Canada in New York in 1844.
Niagara Falls sits on the border of New York and Ontario, Canada.
Canada produces the most wild blueberries.
Ottawa's Canadian Tulip Festival began after the Netherlands gave Canada tulips to thank it for sheltering the Dutch royal family during WWII.
Leif Erikson and the Vikings reached North America around 1000 AD, and their settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Canada is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Insulin was discovered by Frederick Banting and Charles Best in Toronto in 1921.
Banting House in London, Ontario, is called the "Birthplace of Insulin."