![]() ![]() The two countries battle it out by leaving a bottle of Canadian rye whiskey on the Danish side with the Danes leaving a bottle of Danish schnapps on our side to stake their claim.ĩ. We’ve been fighting over an island in the Arctic since the 1930s with Denmark. Canada is at War (Sort of) – Canada has ongoing land disputes with Denmark and it’s serious. This was the norm while growing up and 75% of Canadians still drink their milk out of a bag. We personally don’t drink a lot of milk ourselves, but I just recently went over to a friend’s house and she still has her bagged milk in a milk container. Canadians Puts Milk in Bags – Here’s a very unique fact about Canada. But we have also adopted American spelling as well. dCanada spells like the English, meaning we spell things like Color with a “u” Colour, and our “theaters and meters” are spelled “re” – theatre, metre. Canada uses the British English system – Another one of our confused Canada facts is that we can’t make up our mind when it comes to spelling. We weigh and buy our food by the kilogram but we weigh ourselves in pounds.Ħ.We check the temperature outside in Celcius, but we cook in Fahrenheit.Canadians follow speed limits and measure length in metres, but we measure our height in feet.Most people understand a lot of the imperial system and we tend to mix both systems up a lot between measurement and weight. (okay, maybe not, but it is definitely interesting) Canada uses the metric system and the imperial system of weight and measurement. So here is a fact about Canada that will blow your mind. Canada is confused – Being part of the British Commonwealth, Canada is influenced by Britain, but with the United States as our neighbor we are a bit confused. When you visit the province, enjoy Newfoundland hospitality at the bar and be sure to Kiss the Cod! Interesting Facts About Canadaĥ. Yes, you heard me correctly, there is a tradition of kissing a dead cod followed by a shot of rum known as Skreech. Get Skreeched In Newfoundland – Another one of our more quirky Canada facts is the strange tradition of kissing a fish in In Newfoundland. When people accidentally swallow the toe good samaritans donate newly severed toe to drink.ģ. ![]() There is a $2500 fine if you swallow the toe. People donate toes that have fallen off due to frostbite or other means. In Dawson City Yukon you can drink a toe, there is a cocktail where people drink whiskey with a human toe inside. ![]() It is Canada’s most popular coffee and donut chain.Ģ. We can thank Tim Horton’s for this title. We love donuts! There are only 30-million people in Canada, but we eat 1-billion donuts annually. When talking about Canada facts, the obvious choice is to talk about donuts first. Canada is the number 1 donut consumer in the world. The Sour Toe Cocktail in Dawson City, YukonĬanada is pretty quirky and while we are going to share many Canada facts regarding populations, statistics and geography, we thought we’d start with the fun facts about Canadaġ. ![]()
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