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brothers. It is believed that these Glooscap stories might be the
14. Guy Lombardo of London, Ontario, first heard “Auld origin of many of the Paul Bunyan legends.
Lang Syne” as a teenage musician, when he and his brothers
toured the rural areas that had been settled by Scots around his
hometown. 18. The world’s strongest current is found in the Nakwakto
Rapids at Slingsby Channel, British Columbia. The current has
been measured at speeds up to 18.4 miles per hour.
15. Canada has made a significant contribution to rock and
roll, beginning with “Sh-Boom” by the Crew-Cuts in 1954.i
Other famous Canadian rock-and-rollers include Paul Anka, 19. The West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, was
Neil Young, the Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive, once the world’s largest shopping mall. It now ranks fifth, but it
Steppenwolf, Avril Lavigne, Rush, Bryan Adams, and Barenaked still contains the world’s largest indoor amusement park.
Ladies.

20. Alberta has 50% of the world’s supply of bitumen.
16. Cryptozoologists claim that Canada is the home of
several cryptids, including Sasquatch, a giant sloth-like creature
known as the beaver-eater, a cannibalistic wildman named 21. The CN Tower in Toronto was the world’s tallest free-
Windigo, and a number of lake monsters, such as Ogopogo in standing structure until it was eclipsed in 2007.
Lake Okanagan, British Columbia.
22. Manitou Lake on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron is
17. The natives of eastern Canada tell several stories of a the world’s largest lake within a lake (41.1 square miles).
mythical giant named Glooscap, who carved out many of the
region’s natural features to help him overcome his evil twin
References: The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed January 30, 2009
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