INSpiREzine O Canada - Maple Leaf Edition | Page 61

17. St. Paul, Alberta is home to the world's first UFO landing pad - built as a centennial project, in 1967, in an effort to attract both tourists (and Martians) to the municipality!

18. In 2002, a farmer took his claim for cat and dog food to the Tax Court of Canada. The court ruled the deduction was allowable because the animals were guarding his blueberries.

19. Canada’s official phone number is 1-800-O-CANADA.

20. Canadian Bank Notes have braille on them for the blind.

21. Canadian Justin Bieber's music video for "Baby" has over 11 million dislikes on Youtube making it the second « most disliked video in the world » as per the Guinness Book of World Records. It held the first place spot from 2011 until May 21, 2020 when it was dethroned by “YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind”.

22. Contrary to the jokes, Canadians do not pronounce ABOUT as “aboot”. Linguistically, what we actually say sounds closer to “a boat”!

23. It’s a well-known fact that Canadians apologize all too often, but did you know that in 2009, the Ontario Government instated the "Apology Act"? The act allows people in Ontario to keep apologizing without it legally signifying guilt!

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