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There is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada called Tolkien Peak. The nearby mountains are also named Mount Aragorn, Mount Gandalf, and Mount Shadowfax. They were named so in 1972 by those making the first ascents of the mountains, who read the books whilst waiting out stormy weather.
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The world’s largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island is in Canada. It doesn’t have a name.
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Canadians have a much different way of consuming a classic component of American cuisine.
Take a walk down a Canadian grocery store and you may wonder what’s inside that gigantic bag that weighs nearly 10 pounds. Could it be rice? Or how about flour?
Nope, that would be milk. Inside the bag are actually three bladders of milk. Most people place the bladder inside a pitcher, snip a corner and pour for consumption.
Photo Credit: fw_gadget, Flickr // CC BY-SA 2.0
So what’s the reason behind the prevalence of milk in bags in Quebec and other parts of Canada?
As usual, the difference can be explained by science.
Photo Credit: Pixabay
During a period where glass bottles often broke and resulted in wasted product, Canadians resorted to a different solution thanks to their use of the metric system.
Because liquids had to be sold in liters, manufacturing plants would have needed to make radical adjustments to meet the new requirements.
However, bags did not require such an extensive overhaul.
Photo Credit: Andrea Vall, Flickr // CC BY-ND 2.0
Plus, they produced less packaging waste.
By the late 1970s, four-liter packages of milk became the standard in Ontario, and customers continued to pick up on the trend.
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In fact, milk served in bags has started to make its way to other parts of the world. You can now find bagged milk in South Africa, Hungary, and China.
Even a school in Nebraska started serving kids milk packaged in Capri Sun-esque pouches.
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No matter how you consume your milk, it’s best to keep it fresh. So whether you’re a bottle loyalist or you’ve broken the mold and gone with the bag method, at least you’re following mom’s orders to keep those bones strong and healthy.
Have you ever drank milk from a bag or pouch before? Would you try it out even if you drank bottled or cartoned milk your whole life?
Weigh-in in the comments below!
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Canadians have a much different way of consuming a classic component of American cuisine.
Take a walk down a Canadian grocery store and you may wonder what’s inside that gigantic bag that weighs nearly 10 pounds. Could it be rice? Or how about flour?
Nope, that would be milk. Inside the bag are actually three bladders of milk. Most people place the bladder inside a pitcher, snip a corner and pour for consumption.
Photo Credit: fw_gadget, Flickr // CC BY-SA 2.0
So what’s the reason behind the prevalence of milk in bags in Quebec and other parts of Canada?
As usual, the difference can be explained by science.
Photo Credit: Pixabay
During a period where glass bottles often broke and resulted in wasted product, Canadians resorted to a different solution thanks to their use of the metric system.
Because liquids had to be sold in liters, manufacturing plants would have needed to make radical adjustments to meet the new requirements.
However, bags did not require such an extensive overhaul.
Photo Credit: Andrea Vall, Flickr // CC BY-ND 2.0
Plus, they produced less packaging waste.
By the late 1970s, four-liter packages of milk became the standard in Ontario, and customers continued to pick up on the trend.
Photo Credit: Pixabay
In fact, milk served in bags has started to make its way to other parts of the world. You can now find bagged milk in South Africa, Hungary, and China.
Even a school in Nebraska started serving kids milk packaged in Capri Sun-esque pouches.
Photo Credit: Pixabay
No matter how you consume your milk, it’s best to keep it fresh. So whether you’re a bottle loyalist or you’ve broken the mold and gone with the bag method, at least you’re following mom’s orders to keep those bones strong and healthy.
Have you ever drank milk from a bag or pouch before? Would you try it out even if you drank bottled or cartoned milk your whole life?
Weigh-in in the comments below!
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Grizzly bears are a sight under even normal circumstances. But a very special bear in Canada is drawing even more attention than usual for these furry creatures.
His name is Nakoda and he’s totally white.
Biologists say that white grizzly bears are incredibly rare, as this species typically has fur ranging in color from very dark brown to light tan. But their fur typically doesn’t go any lighter than that, except for Nakoda, of course. He was first spotted in 2017 but is gaining popularity recently, thanks to some new photos surfacing on social media. He’s been spotted most recently in Banff National Park, where park officials have watched him grow up since he was a cub.
And nope, he’s definitely a grizzly bear, not a polar bear in the wrong part of the world.
Meet 'Nakoda' the White Grizzly!After going through hundreds of submissions and tallying up the votes, The number one…
Posted by Bow Valley Network on Thursday, May 21, 2020
He was even spotted on video hanging out with a darker-colored bear friend, digging around in the snow.
It’s not totally clear whether this bear is male or female, but experts suspect s/he is about three years old. Wildlife officials are worried that the bear’s rare white fur will cause people to seek him out, which could make it more difficult for the bear to move around freely. Worse, it could lead to human-bear conflicts.
Hopefully, people will be respectful of this majestic and wild animal, giving him plenty of space to thrive and roam.
Have you had any epic wildlife sightings while traveling? We’d love to hear from you!
Let us know in the comments!
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Hockey and Tim Horton’s coffee! That’s my answer!
What else is there? I kid, I kid.
Canada is a great country with a lot to offer, including world-class cities, nice people, and beautiful landscapes.
What’s the first thing that comes to mind about non-Canadian folks on AskReddit?
Well, let’s find out!
“I live about 45 minutes from Canada in Michigan.
Hockey, poutine, and 19 year old drinking age for me.”
“I’m Australian, this is what I think of when I think Canada: Friendliness and politeness, the Canadian flag, maple trees/leaves/syrup, mountains, cold weather, poutine, speaking French, hockey.”
“Back in the day (80s and stuff) we used to go across the St. Clair River/Lake St. Clair to go to Canada.
The thing that sticks out in my mind is the friendliest border guards/coast guard guys in the world. It was like “hey, so why are you traveling to Canada today?” Oh, we’re just gonna go pick some strawberries at that farm…you know the one. “Oh, cool! Well have a nice time, and don’t forget to bring some back for us!”
Once out on the lake, we got “busted” by Canadians for having open alcohol on the boat. “You guys know that’s against the law over here, right?” (My brother puts his beer out of their line of sight) “Okay, you guys have a nice day!”
And of course, living so close to Canada we got Hockey Night in Canada, SCTV, and CBC Radio.
Now take off, eh?”
“A wonderful life without effing PENNIES.”
“First I picture the beautiful flag. The simplicity and elegance which makes for a perfect flag.
Then I picture the map. A huge county covered in unique and interesting nature.
Then I picture the mounties. Dressed in their sophisticated red uniforms, gracefully riding their horses.
Then I picture downtown Vancouver where I saw a hobo taking a piss in his hat.”
“I once saw something on Reddit, not sure if it was a post or a comment, but it was someone describing how a Canadian will reach past someone at a grocery store to grab something and they’ll pretty much always say this when they do:
“Just gonna SNEAK right past ya there.”
This may not be exactly right but it’s still what I think about everytime Canadians are mentioned in any medium.”
“Poutine!
I went to Quebec and that’s all that they serve! Nothing better than eating Poutine at 3am after the bars!”
“Maple syrup and the Canadian flag. Honestly that’s what I just thought of. But also, I think of trees, airplanes, and Saskatchewan.
And the letter z (zee)… or according to Canadians… zedd.”
“Phil Hartman, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Dan Aykroyd, Will Arnett, Tommy Chong, John Candy…
So funny dudes.
Yeah, I know, I’m old.”
“Hockey is one of the only places where a man with his teeth bashed out will point at another man with scars and a crooked nose and say, admiringly, “that guy has such beautiful soft hands.“”
“I’m surprised no one has mentioned Alex Trebek.
He’s a national treasure.”
“Trailer Park Boys.
No joke, Nova Scotia smokes more weed per capita than any other province and it makes a lotta sense once you watch that show.”
“The Tragically Hip.
Watched the ‘Long Time Running’ (Netflix) doco last night and highly recommend it. Ain’t nothing more Canadian than that.”
“To me probably heroism and loyalty Canada played a very major role in liberating my country from German occupation in WW2, and every year during the 5th and 6th of May we commemorate your bravery and sacrifice!
So yeah, thank you Canada!”
“This is weird, but honestly Degrassi: Next Generation comes to mind.
Drake being on that show playing Jimmy cracks me up, plus Spinner is my fav character for sure. Loved that fuckin guy”
“Extremely polite Maple Syrup. -that’s my joke.
But, really… I think back to my childhood. Growing up in shitty apartments with a trailer park nearby in South Florida. An older couple that were “Snow Birds” (people from a place with snowy winters, who come to a warm place to spend the winter and then return home in the spring). They were the most delightful people. They somehow knew my Dad. He was gone a lot for work and my Mom was brutal.
Anyway, they would arrive. They had a small trailer with an attached screened in porch. The porch had jalousie windows. The trailer was a small one bedroom affair-tiny, it was neat as a pin. When they arrived, she would open it up and begin cleaning for their three month visit.
The husband would be gone to work or the horsetrack. She would hire me to wash windows, pull weeds and clean. She paid me a few dollars here and there, literally five dollars was a king’s ransom back then. But, she would cook for me. She made lunches and baked goods. I existed on cereal and other crap at home. My Mother was a 100 pound cigarette smoker and didn’t eat, hardly at all and therefore, never cooked. S
he was older when I was born. I was an “oops” kid for sure. At home my life sucked. This lovely woman fed me and treated me with kindness and dignity that my 11 year old self had never known. I’m in my fifties now and can still see the inside of the screened in porch and the TV tray where I sat and ate for a few days and then once a week after mowing for those three months, for five years until the husband died and they never returned.
I swear, this lovely French Canadian lady is responsible for any of the good that is in my heart. I hadn’t thought of those moments in quite a while.I’m getting teary writing this. So there, that’s what Canada means to me.”
“Maple syrup and M O O S E.”
O Canada! We love you!
Now we want to hear from all of you!
If you’re NOT from the great country of Canada, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about that country?
Let us know in the comments!
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Polar bear jail (also known as Polar Bear Holding Facility) is a special building in Churchill, Manitoba where polar bears that are considered troublesome or dangerous are isolated before they can be relocated… Before establishing the facility, polar bears who were considered dangerous used to be shot. The premise is that extended captivity would create […]
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There is a Canadian TV anchor who translates all the English news into Inuktitut live on air. Igalaaq is the only Inuktitut supper hour TV program in the whole country where unilingual Inuktitut speakers have this one chance, for 30 minutes, to see someone speaking their language.
Over 10% of Canada’s population are descended from impoverished British children that were sent to work on Canadian farms between 1869 and 1939.
My brother had to do an assignment similar to this when he was in high school, and I believe his fake baby was broken by the second day. Sadly, he received an F for the project.
Bottom line: my brother was and still is very smart, obviously…
But let’s get to the story. At the Chippewa Secondary School in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, teen students got a little bit of a reality check when they had to take fake babies home and take care of them.
The teacher, Andrea Lefebvre, said, “Our students are in a grade 11 class called Raising Healthy Children. The students bring home one of the Real Care babies for the weekend to apply their learning for the caring for a newborn unit.”
Posted by Chippewa Secondary School on Monday, November 18, 2019
Let’s see how they did, shall we?
Posted by Chippewa Secondary School on Monday, November 18, 2019
Posted by Chippewa Secondary School on Monday, November 18, 2019
Posted by Chippewa Secondary School on Monday, November 18, 2019
Posted by Chippewa Secondary School on Monday, November 18, 2019
Posted by Chippewa Secondary School on Monday, November 18, 2019
Posted by Chippewa Secondary School on Monday, November 18, 2019
Posted by Chippewa Secondary School on Monday, November 18, 2019
And now let’s see some of the great reactions from people out there.
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This is so entertaining. Did you have to do this when you were in school? If so, how did it go?
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