9 Fun facts about Canada

Script:  Today I am going to tell you the 9 fun facts about Canada.

1. Canada is the number 1 donut consumer in the world. I didn’t know until after I did the research. I thought Americans consume more donuts than we do.

2. Sourtoe cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon. There is a cocktail where people drink whiskey with a human toe inside. People donate toes that have fallen off due to frostbite or other means. It is so gross! Gross is a slang meaning disgusting.

3. In Churchill, Manitoba, nobody locks their doors in case of a polar bear attack. Churchill is located in the center of Polar Bear Alley and polar bears walk freely through the town towards Hudson Bay. Residents have learned to live with the polar bears.

4. Canadians are confused. Being part of the British Commonwealth, Canada is influenced by Britain, but with the United States as our neighbor we are a bit confused. Canada uses both the metric system and the imperial system in weight and measurement. Our speed limits are in kilometers and we measure distances in metres, but we measure our height in feet. We use Celsius for room temperature and outdoor temperature, but we use Fahrenheit in cooking. We weigh food in kilograms but we weigh ourselves in pounds.

5. We adopt both British and American English spellings. For example, we spell the word “color” COLOR or COLOUR.

6. Smelling bad is illegal in Canada. “Offending a place with a bad smell” is illegal under the criminal code.

7. Cannabis is legal in Canada. Cannabis is marijuana. People can smoke marijuana in public, just like you smoke cigarettes. Yes, many people are jealous of us.

8. Canada has two official languages, English and French, but contrary to popular belief, most people are not bilingual.

Now the last fun fact that I am going to tell you today is… and you are not going to believe how absurd it is.

9. Prostitution is legal in Canada while buying a prostitute’s services is illegal.

Thank you for listening.

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