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1. Canada is the only country in the world which borders three oceans
2. Vancouver is regarded as one of the most livable cities in the world and is rated the tenth cleanest.
3. Yonge Street in Toronto is the longest street in the world and the city's CN Tower used to be the tallest building in the world
4. Canada has more cars per person than any other country in the world
5. The Chateau Frontenac located in the city of Quebec is the most photographed hotel in the world
6. Edmonton has the largest shopping mall in the world
7. There are 15 million cattle in Canada
8. The baseball glove was invented in Canada in 1883
9. Montreal is the second largest French speaking city after Paris
10. 8.4% of Canadians suffer from asthma
11. Calgary means 'cove garden'
12. The longest highway in the world is the Trans Canada Highway
13. 41% of Toronto residents were born outside of Canada
14. Montreal's sister cities include Manila, Bucharest, Paris, Shanghai, Hiroshima, Algiers and Lyon
15. The worlds smallest jail at 270 square feet is located in Rodney, Ontario
16. The LG2 in Quebec is the largest underground hydro-electric power plant in the world
17. The board game, Trivial Pursuit, was first published in Canada
18. On average Calgary has thunderstorms for more than 22 days a year
19. Edmonton is known as the City of Champions due to its success in both team and individual sports
20. Canada is over 40 times the size of the UK
21. The city of Quebec is one of the oldest European settlements in North America
22. The port of Montreal is the largest inland port in the world
23. Toronto born cartoonist Joseph Shuster created Superman along with American writer Jerry Siegel
24. Located between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, the Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world
25. Despite having an average temperature of around freezing point during part of the winter, Vancouver still has palm trees
26. Quebec means 'where the river narrows'
27. Ottawa has 850 parks
28. A Canadian, Louise Poirier invented the Wonderbra in 1964
29. The band, The Crash Test Dummies hail from Winnipeg
30. 25% of films produced by Hollywood are filmed in Toronto
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