Happy Canada Day

Today we celebrate Canada’s 142nd birthday as a Country, and because Beetling is a Canadian company, I wanted to share some facts with you. Canada is known for its cold winters, hockey and the ever so famous “Eh” but this country has also produced many great artists, inventors, sports and food. We have also ranked as one of the best countries in the world to live and according to Macleans Magazine, Canadians have more TVs than the Japanese, eat better than the French and live Longer than the Swedes. Here are some inventions and people that originated out of the Great White North.

Inventions:

1. Basketball Invented by James Naismith in 1891
2. Chocolate Nut Bar Arthur Ganong made the first nickel bar in 191
3. Electric Light Bulb Henry Woodward invented an electric light bulb in 1874 and sold the patent to Thomas Edison
4. Zipper Invented by Gideon Sundback in 1913
5. Television System Reginald A. Fessenden patented a television system in 1927
6. IMAX Grahame Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert Kerr (1968)
7. Five pin bowling Thomas E. Ryan (1909)
8. Stanley Cup (Canada’s Governor-General) Lord Stanley of Preston (1893)
9. Superman Joe Shuster and Jerome Siegel (1938)
10. Gingerale John J. McLaughlin (1904)

Famous Canadians:

1. Jim Carrey – Actor, Comedian (Ace Ventura, Liar Liar)
2. James Cameron – Director (Titanic, The Terminator)
3. Neve  Campbell- Actress (Party of Five)
4. Michael J Fox – Actor (Spin City, Family Ties)
5. Phil Hartman – Actor, Comedian (SNL, Newsradio)
6. Lorne Michaels – Producer, Writer (Kids in the Hall, SNL)
7. Keanu Reeves – Actor (Johnny Mnemonic, Speed)
8. Kiefer Sutherland – Actor, Director (A Few Good Men, A Time to Kill)
9. Matthew Perry – Actor (Friends)
10. Cirque Du Soliel - The troupe was founded by Gilles Ste-Crois. In 1984 member Guy Laiberte proposed a show called Cirque du Soleil

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