Few Facts About Canada That Makes It Much More Interesting Than Thought
Canada is a beautiful country in Northern America which is 2nd largest in terms of area in the world, following Russia. It is really cold here in winter, but is really great in summers. People here are warm and welcome. Also it is better to know the inside out of a place before you visit there, so here are a few facts you want to know beforehand planning your Canada tour packages:
#1: Got some change?
The Canadian Royal Mint has minted a coin that is really big in size, weight (220 lbs.) and value ($ 1 million). The coin itself is 99.99% gold.
#2: Thanksgiving
Canada, unlike others, celebrates its thanksgiving on second Monday in October, which is much earlier than other neighbors. Although the first version of thanksgiving was celebrated in Canada itself in the year 1578. They didn’t really make up their mind until 1957, when the parliament finally decided the day and the month.
#3: The flag
The maple life got finalized in the year 1965, which is almost about 100 years after it had become a country back in 1867. Until then, Canada had changed approx. 13 different flags since 1497.
#4: Nature buff
Canadians love nature, and they also do believe in preserving it. About 30% of Canada’s landmass is covered by forests. This makes a great option for photo shoots.
#5: It’s hot, eh?
‘Eh’ is not placed just anywhere in a sentence but is added at the end of a sentence as a confirmation, question or agreement.
#6: Across the limits:
Canada and USA border happens to be the longest Int’l border, and on the top of that what makes it land on a fact page is that being and international border, it lacks military defense.
#7: It ain’t Amsterdam, err…
Pimping or running a brothel in Canada is punishable by law, but prostitution is 100% legal.
#8: A UFO landing pad!
Canada, in 1967 was the first country in the world to build a UFO landing pad. This tells us how warm and welcoming the locals are even to visitors from not just a different country, but also from a different planet.
#9: Overpasses are not just cars and humans
Banff National park, Alberta has highways perfectly designed overhead to let the indigenous wildlife like Black and Grizzly Bears. Moose, cougars, coyotes, bighorn sheep, deer, lynx, wolverine, elks and wolves, safely cross the road without having any loss of life in the transit process.
#10: loony toons
No we are not talking about the renowned cartoon series here. When Canada first replaced the $ 1 bill with a minted coin, it had Queen Elizabeth on 1 side and a common loon (bird) on the other. Since then, the locals started calling $1 coin a “loonie”. When the $2 coin was introduced, they started calling it a “toonie” which, unlike a loonie, was not named after any animal.
#11: Educated? Yes.
Canada is the world’s most educated country. With a literacy rate of 99%, over half of the Canadian citizens have a legit college degree.
#12: The country of lakes.
Canada is a country with the most numbers of lakes than any other single nation in the world visit them on your Canada tour.
