Nice To Know
Little Known Facts About Our Province
If you're a Newfoundlander or Labradorian, you should be proud! Here are a few tidbits of
information that you may have never known before:
We were...
-the first province to respond to Titanic's distress signal
-the first to vaccinate for smallpox
-the first to host a transatlantic flight
-the first to have wireless communication in the world
-the first place to discover proof of the theory of continental drift
We have...
-the oldest street in North America
-the oldest city in North America
-the oldest rock in the world
-the oldest continuous sporting event (Regatta Day rules!)
-the largest university in Atlantic Canada
-the most pubs per square foot in Canada (George Street)
-the longest running radio program in North America
-caught the world's largest invertebrate (giant squid)
We are...
-the funniest people in Canada (ask anybody)
-the sexiest people in Canada (Macleans magazine survey)
-the only province that has four identifiable flags
-the only province able to land the space shuttle (Stephenville)
-the most giving people in Canada (Stats Canada)
- the most sexually active people in all of Canada
A Newfoundlander...
-built the world's first artificial ice arena
-invented the gas mask
-was once govenor of northern Rhodesia
-was with Abraham Lincoln at Gettysberg
We are the only province to have its own...
-encyclopedia
-dictionary
-pony
-dogs
-cultural publication
By reading this, you now know more about Newfoundland & Labrador than...well, almost
everyone!! Share this page with your friends and let them know what
a great place this province really is!!
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