28 Things You Never Knew About Canada

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28 Things You Never Knew About Canada
Topic Started: Jan 29 2016, 03:06 PM (177 Views)
Darcie	Jan 29 2016, 03:06 PM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Quote: 1. Canada consumes more macaroni and cheese than any other nation in the world. 2. Canada is the world's most educated country by percentage: over half its residents have college degrees. 3. Police departments in Canada give out "positive tickets" when they see people doing something positive. 4. Canada's lowest recorded temperature was -81.4 degrees fahrenheit (-63 celsius) in 1947. http://www.knowable.com/a/28-things-you-never-knew-about-canada-that-may-surprise-you?utm_content=inf_10_3136_2&tse_id=INF_3811ac29947c49b399832c9883b746b3 Wonder why we eat so much mac and cheese?



goldengal	Jan 29 2016, 03:18 PM Post #2
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	Likely because so many are poor and eat Kraft Dinner and it is distributed through the food banks. Not saying I have not used it from time to time as a base for a casserole when in a hurry - and it can be dressed up. Take care, Pat



campy	Jan 29 2016, 04:00 PM Post #3
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Darcie Jan 29 2016, 03:06 PM Quote: 1. Canada consumes more macaroni and cheese than any other nation in the world. 2. Canada is the world's most educated country by percentage: over half its residents have college degrees. 3. Police departments in Canada give out "positive tickets" when they see people doing something positive. 4. Canada's lowest recorded temperature was -81.4 degrees fahrenheit (-63 celsius) in 1947. http://www.knowable.com/a/28-things-you-never-knew-about-canada-that-may-surprise-you?utm_content=inf_10_3136_2&tse_id=INF_3811ac29947c49b399832c9883b746b3 Wonder why we eat so much mac and cheese? It goes with education. Mac and cheese is student fare on a budget. I paid 98 cents for it at Safeway. I like the stuff.



Bitsy	Jan 29 2016, 04:04 PM Post #4
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	campy Jan 29 2016, 04:00 PM Mac and cheese is student fare on a budget. Ramen noodles is the choice of US college students on a budget.



FuzzyO	Jan 29 2016, 04:24 PM Post #5
Posts: 16,968 Group: Administration Member #710 Joined: March 30, 2010	Here it is KD all the way.



haili	Jan 30 2016, 12:55 AM Post #6
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	Many years ago my daughter's best friend in grade 8 would only eat Kraft dinner every day for lunch. Kids usually like the stuff and I have a friend who still buys it though I haven't bought it for decades.



Bitsy	Jan 30 2016, 01:42 AM Post #7
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	College Survival Guide Part I: 50 Amazing Ramen Noodle Recipes http://www.rasmussen.edu/student-life/blogs/college-life/ramen-noodle-recipes/



FuzzyO	Jan 30 2016, 02:27 AM Post #8
Posts: 16,968 Group: Administration Member #710 Joined: March 30, 2010	That's kind of neat Bitsy!



heatseeker	Jan 30 2016, 02:54 AM Post #9
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	My brother has to bring back many packs of KD for his step daughter in Oz every time he comes to Canada. I'm a little surprised that we are the world's champion mac and cheese consumers, though. In the southern US it almost counts as a vegetable.



Trotsky	Jan 30 2016, 03:00 AM Post #10
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: and it can be dressed up. And then thrown away. Those Canadian mac and cheese numbers must be "per capita" because I am sure the U.S. with 10 times the population eats more mac and cheese by weight. Edited by Trotsky, Jan 30 2016, 03:02 AM.



blizzard	Jan 30 2016, 05:41 AM Post #11
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,152 Group: Member Member #1,012 Joined: July 8, 2013	That lowest temp was in Snag, Yukon. Good to know about cars being unlocked in Churchill, just yesterday I was checking out when to travel by rail to visit there.



Trotsky	Feb 1 2016, 06:48 AM Post #12
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Bitsy Jan 30 2016, 01:42 AM College Survival Guide Part I: 50 Amazing Ramen Noodle Recipes http://www.rasmussen.edu/student-life/blogs/college-life/ramen-noodle-recipes/ So, now I am set for the next year or two.



Deleted User	Feb 1 2016, 07:14 AM Post #13
Deleted User	3. Police departments in Canada give out "positive tickets" when they see people doing something positive. I didn't know this, interesting :cow-IthinkIamgoingmad:
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