Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Even More Canadian Trivia!

This "Lost Canadian" has been learning a lot about Canada - it's Provinces, Territories, National Parks, and even some fun trivia, so once again today, I am happy to share even more interesting facts - trivia about Canada with you - some of these also made me smile and some also made me think - "Wow! Impressive!"

• Canada has the world’s smallest jail – in Rodney, Ontario; it’s only 24.3 square m (270 square feet).
• Canada has 198 jails.
• Another one of the fun and interesting facts about Canada is that the license plate for cars, motorbikes and snowmobiles in Nunavut is in the shape of a polar bear.
• Canada is the largest producer of uranium in the world.
• Canadians can deduct a number of things from their tax software, but I bet you didn’t know that dog food is tax-deductible in Canada.
• Canadians like to finish a sentence with the word eh. 
• Canada’s literacy rate is over 99%.
• The National Flag of Canada came into being in 1965 to replace the Union Jack. It is an 11-pointed red maple leaf on a white square.
• Canada features the world's largest island located within a lake that is on an island located within a lake, which is itself on an island! The aptly named Treasure Island sits on Lake Mindemoya on Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
• The Trans-Canada Highway is a staggering 7,821 kilometers long, making it the longest national highway in the world.
• Canada shares a lesser-known, exact land border with France via the French territory of Saint Pierre et Miquelon off the coast of Newfoundland.
• During the Cold War, the Canadian government built a massive, secret 100,000-square-foot underground bunker in Carp, Ontario, designed to shelter top officials in the event of a nuclear strike. Today, that exact bunker is used for commercial cheese storage and is open to the public as the Diefenbunker.
•  If you weigh yourself around the Hudson Bay region, you'll actually weigh slightly less than the rest of the world. This is due to a combination of the melting Laurentide Ice Sheet and movements in the Earth's mantle.
•  Deep underground in the Kidd Mine near Timmins, Ontario, scientists discovered a pocket of water that has been trapped for over two-billion years.

Once again, I have to say, Canada is SO interesting - a truly amazing place. I continue to hope for the fires to be put out as soon as possible and for the safety of Canadians and the animals which live there.