Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Canadian Trivia

Today I am happy to share some interesting facts - trivia about Canada with you - some of these made me smile and some made me think - "Wow! Impressive!"

• There are 20 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Canada. The one with the most interesting name is Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
• Canada is the second-largest country in the world and boasts the longest coastline and most lakes on the planet, holding roughly 20% of the Earth's fresh water.
• A 20.14 kg lobster is the largest documented lobster caught. It was caught off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1977.
• Official Phone Line: Canada has an official toll-free government line (1-800-O-Canada) which citizens can call to ask practically anything about the country.
• The muskox has an inner fur layer finer than cashmere and can be spun into wool which is much warmer than sheep’s wool. It is called qiviut.
• Canada is home to the largest moose population on Earth, with an estimated 500,000 to 1 million roaming the country.
• Fifty percent of the world’s polar bears live in Nunavut.
• Churchill, Manitoba, is famously known as the "Polar Bear Capital of the World".
• There are about 200 species of mammals in Canada.
• Canada’s beaver is the second largest rodent in the world, weighing up to 60 pounds. (The largest rodent is the capybara, found in South America and weighing up to 100 pounds.)

Canada is SO interesting - a truly amazing place. I am hoping for the fires to be put out as soon as possible.