While we all know that Donuts is a favorite food amongst Americans, we may also think that it is consummately American.
But actually, the tasty pillow of fried dough are more widely devoured in Canada. That’s right—Canadian citizens eat the most donuts in the world while also having the most donut shops per capita. Yum!
Political Animal
As ridiculous as this may sound, there was a satirical political party called The Rhinoceros party that was actually registered in the Canadian elections. They have campaigned on nullifying the law of gravity and promoting 'higher' education by building taller schools. With their slogan being "a promise to keep none of our promises."
The Rhinos even went on the win a surprising 1.01% of the vote in the 1980 election.
Contested Territory
There is a small island in the middle of the Arctic called Hans Island that is a disputed territory between Denmark and Canada. The two countries' have taken the dispute all in good stride.
Every once in a while, each country sends in a military team to dismantle the others' flagpole and upraise their own, leaving a gift of Canadian whiskey or Danish schnapps for the next team.
Sweet Maple
We all know Canada loves its sweet sugary maple syrup. But Canadians also take their sweet treat so seriously that they have strategically set up a reserve of it in case of emergencies?
In 2012, there were news reports that thieves in Quebec had made off with $30 million worth of maple syrup from their stock.
Exploring Canada
There are people that may not know that Christopher Columbus was beaten to North America by 500 years? Archeologists and historians generally believe that in 1000 AD Norse Vikings settled in L'Anse Aux Meadows in Newfoundland on the Atlantic coast.
Because of their establishment of primitive colonies, L'Anse Aux Meadows was named a World Heritage Site in 1978.