With Canada Day just around the corner on July 1, here are 18 unbelievable facts about ~Oh Canada~ that we bet you had no idea about. No shame, we'll teach you!
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1. The world’s first UFO landing pad was built in Canada.
2. Canada has a strategic maple syrup reserve to ensure global supply in case of an emergency!
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I kid you not.
3. “Trick or treat” originated in Canada!

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4. Only in Canada could the temperature rise from -19 °C to 22 °C in an hour!

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5. Basketball was invented by a Canadian.
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6. In Canada, you can find the slowest growing tree in the world!
7. Canada's official phone number is 1-800-O-Canada.

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8. Canadians harvest icebergs to make wine and skincare products.

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9. Canada is huge – larger than the entire European Union, 5 times as big as Mexico, 3 times as big as India, and about the same size as 81,975 Walt Disney Worlds put together!

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10. There are six time zones in Canada.
11. Canada has the only town in the world with two exclamation marks: Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

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12. In Canada, one dollar coins are called loonies and two dollar coins are called toonies.
13. Hawaiian Pizza was actually invented by a Canadian man!

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14. Canadians spell like Brits.
15. You can find the world’s largest parking lot in Canada.

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This isn't a picture of the parking lot above, but that one's pretty big, too.
16. And finally, certain areas of the country have less gravity than the rest of the world!

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HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!
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