Newfoundlanders are…
- the sexiest people in Canada (Macleans magazine survey)
- the only province that has four identifiable flags
- the only province able to land the space shuttle (Stephenville and Goose Bay, according to NASA)
- the most giving people in Canada (Statistics Canada)
Newfoundland has...
- the oldest street in North America (Water Street)
- the oldest city in North America (St. John’s)
- the oldest rock in the world
- the oldest continuous sporting event (Royal St. John’s Regatta)
- the largest university in Atlantic Canada (Memorial University)
- the most pubs per square foot in Canada (George Street)
- the longest running radio program in North America (Fisherman’s Broadcast)
- caught the world's largest invertebrate (giant squid)
Newfoundland was...
- the first province to respond to Titanic's distress signal
- the first to vaccinate for smallpox
- the first to host a transatlantic flight
- the first to have wireless communication in the world
- the first place to discover proof of the theory of continental drift
A Newfoundlander…
- built the world's first artificial ice arena
- invented the gas mask
- was once governor of Northern Rhodesia
- was with Abraham Lincoln at Gettysberg
Newfoundland is the only province to have its own…
- encyclopedia
- dictionary
- pony
- dogs
- cultural publication
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