Weird, funny and interesting facts about Canada
Every country in the world has its peculiarities, and Canada is no exception to the rule. The most striking of these differences have been brought together.
Canadians are a very distinctive people whose traditions and beliefs are due in no small part to the country's location, climate, and historical past. The following interesting facts about Canada and Canadians themselves are a prime example of their distinctiveness.
Famous Canadians
In fact, Canada has given the world quite a few famous personalities, but not everyone knows about their Canadian origins. Thus, this list includes actors who have achieved fame in Hollywood, musicians and even authors of graphic novels.
Here's a list of the most famous of them all:
- Justin Bieber is a musician;
- Michael Bublé is a singer;
- James Cameron is a filmmaker;
- Jim Carrey is an actor;
- Celine Dion is a singer;
- Ryan Gosling is an actor;
- Rachel McAdams is an actress;
- Mike Myers is an actor;
- Ryan Reynolds is an actor;
- William Shatner is an actor, writer;
- Brian Adams is a musician;
- Neil Young is a singer;
- Avril Lavigne is a singer;
- Joe Schuster is the co-author of the graphic novel Superman.
Facts about the geography of Canada
As we can see, Canada surprises the world not only with its stellar natives, but also with some geographical facts that are perhaps only possible in this country.
Here are some of the most interesting features:
- Canada is famous for its ice wine, which is made from pressed frozen grapes. It is usually a dessert type of wine;
- Cheddar is the most popular cheese in Canada. On average, Canadians consume 10.6 kilograms of cheese per person per year;
- Canada has the highest number of donut shops per capita than any other country;
- Canada has the largest number of people in the world drinking fruit juice.
Other interesting facts about Canada
- The smallest prison in the world is located in Canada, with an area of 24.3 square meters;
- Saskatchewan does not have daylight saving time;
- The West Edmonton Shopping Centre in Edmonton, Canada is so huge that it is the fifth largest in the world;
- Canada produces the most uranium in the world;
- In Canada, there are 459 cars for every thousand people;
- The lobster, measuring 9.3 kg, is the largest recorded lobster. It was caught in Nova Scotia in 1977.
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