Canadian Reginald Aubrey Fessenden was a prolific inventor in wireless technology — he was the first to broadcast on the AM radio band in 1900 — although he’s often regarded as an unsung hero in Canada because Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi outshined his inventions in radio technology.
Fessenden built two-way radio transmission towers — one near Boston and the other in Scotland — and issued the first transatlantic radio broadcast in 1906. Fessenden is also known for inventing sonar. He passed away in 1932; his tombstone includes Egyptian hieroglyphics that translate to: “I was yesterday, but I saw tomorrow.”
Nobel Prizes
As we just mentioned the incredible discovery of insulin, we thought we'd segue into the subject of Nobel prizes. Canada boasts 15 Nobel Prize laureates, the first being in 1923: Frederick G. Banting, Nobel Prize in medicine for the discovery of insulin.
The last one was in 2019: James Peebles, Nobel Prize in physics for physical cosmology, mapping out the chemical makeup of the universe at its beginning and later describing the way that galaxies are formed.
Milk in Plastic Bags
Milk does a body good; at least, that's how the old marketing slogan goes. But that goodness happens regardless if the milk is poured from a jug or a plastic bag. Milk in a plastic bag, eh? Yep, it's the Canadian way, well, as long as you live in Canada — particularly the province of Ontario.
In these plastic bags, milk is sold in the grocery stores and contains three pouches that are collectively equal to about a gallon. A few years ago, this may have sounded weird, but according to Packaging Digest, thin plastic pouches are a modern trend with an environmentally-minded population eschewing rigid plastic containers.
Famous Canadian Actors
Although the USA is famous for Hollywood, many popular actors, and especially comedians, come from Canada, including John Candy, James Cameron, Jim Carrey, Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Mike Myers, Seth Rogen, and Ryan Reynolds!
And that's not all, there's also Will Arnet, Catherine Ohara, Keanu Reeves, Pamela Anderson, William Shatner, Eugene Levy and many more! Now that's a long list!
Measurements in Canada
Both Britain and the United States have influenced Canadians, so they are on both the metric system and the imperial system. This can be very confusing. For example, Canadians follow speed limits and measure length in meters, but they measure their height in feet and their weight in pounds.
However, their driver's licenses are the opposite. They measure in meters and kilograms. They check the outside temperature in Celcius, but they cook in Fahrenheit. Now that's funny, eh?