Whoa, Canada!

Although it looks like Rick Mercer’s “rants” are filmed with the camera at an...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:13:26 -0400

Although it looks like Rick Mercer’s “rants” are filmed with the camera at an angle, the truth is that one of his legs is much shorter than the other.

Canada has the world’s most muscular ducks.

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:40:01 -0400

Canada has the world’s most muscular ducks.

Cirque du Soleil are working on a new show in which clowns are randomly introduced to a series of...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:32:00 -0400

Cirque du Soleil are working on a new show in which clowns are randomly introduced to a series of Harlequin romance plots.

Strange Brew is based on a true story.

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:03:31 -0400

Strange Brew is based on a true story.

According to McAfee, StandonGuard4Th.E is a dangerous virus that irreversibly corrupts files by...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:22:24 -0400

According to McAfee, StandonGuard4Th.E is a dangerous virus that irreversibly corrupts files by replacing every instance of the string “or” with “our”.

Canada’s least favourite roast meat is owl.

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:10:08 -0400

Canada’s least favourite roast meat is owl.

Harvest festivals have been celebrated in Canada since the Cretaceous period. Paleontologists have...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:28:05 -0400

Harvest festivals have been celebrated in Canada since the Cretaceous period. Paleontologists have found a number of Triceratops fossils with distended bellies, apparently full of pie.

The theme tune to CBC Radio One’s Cross Country Checkup is taken from cult Japanese arcade...

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:43:00 -0400

The theme tune to CBC Radio One’s Cross Country Checkup is taken from cult Japanese arcade platform game Calooga Hero Sparrow, in which host Rex Murphy is the boss at the end of level two.

Marshall McLuhan’s statement, “The medium is the message,” was in fact written in...

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:36:56 -0400

Marshall McLuhan’s statement, “The medium is the message,” was in fact written in alphabet spaghetti on the side of a donkey, baffling scholars to this day.

In Quebec, in order to prevent artisan jam makers from being prosecuted, turkeys have been declared...

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:24:00 -0400

In Quebec, in order to prevent artisan jam makers from being prosecuted, turkeys have been declared fruit.

The beluga whales in Marineland, Niagara Falls, are cryogenically frozen every winter while there...

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:38:27 -0400

The beluga whales in Marineland, Niagara Falls, are cryogenically frozen every winter while there are fewer visitors to make them live twice as long.

In 1921, Toronto scientists successfully isolated insulin. Not to be outdone, in 1922, Montreal...

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:23:06 -0400

In 1921, Toronto scientists successfully isolated insulin. Not to be outdone, in 1922, Montreal scientists developed a diet version.

An exception to the liquor laws is granted every year by the province of Ontario to the Premier so...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:08:06 -0400

An exception to the liquor laws is granted every year by the province of Ontario to the Premier so he or she can sell home brew to guests at the summer garden party.

Downtown Winnipeg sits on top of a dormant volcano. There is no contingency plan in case of an...

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:31:16 -0400

Downtown Winnipeg sits on top of a dormant volcano. There is no contingency plan in case of an eruption, as the centre is usually empty anyway.

Satellite evidence reveals there is still 8% of Toronto that nobody has yet built a condo on.

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:11:06 -0400

Satellite evidence reveals there is still 8% of Toronto that nobody has yet built a condo on.

Pioneer Étienne Brûlé first introduced the Wendat people to muffins. They didn’t much care for...

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:28:47 -0400

Pioneer Étienne Brûlé first introduced the Wendat people to muffins. They didn’t much care for them.

A special Winter Olympics edition of the Calgary Stampede was held in 1988, on the ski jump hill....

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:37:00 -0400

A special Winter Olympics edition of the Calgary Stampede was held in 1988, on the ski jump hill. Twenty spectators were injured.

You cannot be pulled over by a police officer if you cross a provincial border, unless both you and...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:37:00 -0400

You cannot be pulled over by a police officer if you cross a provincial border, unless both you and the police officer are on horseback, and the horse is wearing lights.

Margaret Atwood is a huge Kenny Rogers fan.

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:40:13 -0400

Margaret Atwood is a huge Kenny Rogers fan.

Labrador has banned the import of clogs: they compete with the local moccasin industry.

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:54:54 -0400

Labrador has banned the import of clogs: they compete with the local moccasin industry.