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THAT'S Canadian!?!

    Canadians are some of the best entertainers in the world. I don't know what it is. We just are awesome, I guess. Noteable folks: Pamela Anderson is Canadian. In fact she was born on Canada Day of 1967, which was, of course, the Centennial! And guess what: Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, Alex Trebek, Linda Evangelista, John Candy, Mike Myers, and Shania Twain are all Canadian too. Fancy that! For a more thorough list, check here.
Canadian Inventions Particularly Worth Noting:

    All inventions/discoveries on this list can be verified by the CIPO/OPIC (Canadian Intellectual Property Office). To browse a HUGE list of Canadian inventions by inventor, province, or category, visit the site.
  • AM radio
  • IMAX projector and system
  • panoramic pictures and camera
  • standard time
  • telephone
  • transceiver (walkie-talkie)
  • world's first commercial motion picture
  • butter substitute
  • electric cooking range
  • instant potato flakes
  • Pablum
  • cigarette box
  • freehand
  • hair tonic
  • jolly jumper
  • improved ironing board
  • measure for footwear
  • paint roller
  • portable high chair
  • robertson screw
  • washing machine
  • zipper
  • degradable plastic
  • green box
  • kerosene
  • oil well
  • pulp newsprint
  • sewage recycling system
  • Actar 911 CPR Dummy
  • dental mirror
  • electron microscope
  • insulin
  • liposomes
  • medical instruments
  • electric hand prosthesis for children
  • myoelectric prosthesis
  • fog bell or gong
  • personal distress device
  • MacPherson gas mask
  • ear piercer
  • Abdomenizer
  • Balderdash
  • basketball
  • 5-pin bowling
  • hockey goalie mask
  • Muskol
  • Puzz-3D
  • rollerskate
  • ski-binding
  • tabletop hockey game
  • Trivial Pursuit
  • air-conditioned vehicle
  • Canadarm
  • electric car
  • guardrail
  • snowblower
  • snowmobile
    And my personal list of inventions which are common knowledge to many a Canadian:
  • lacrosse
  • ice brewed beer
  • hockey
  • back bacon
  • Superman
  • Beano
  • baseball (yes! we played it first)
  • Candu Nuclear Reactors
  • Commodore Computers
  • Red Rose Tea
  • Smarties
  • the wonderbra
  • V-chip
  • cable TV
  • peacekeeping
  • Geiger Counter
  • engineered yarn
  • beer cases with tuck-in handles
  • flight simulators for pilot training

    (The above items can be verified at the Oh! Canada, eh? site, or this book that I got at the library and will post its title soon here.)


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