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Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
He was born in Scotland and moved to Canada and then the United States. Bell filed his patent application hours before Elisha Gray filed his.
This prolific inventor began working on the telephone while living in Canada.
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What is fortune?
No one knows the origin of fortune cookies, but they didn’t originate in China. That flavor you can’t quite put your finger on comes from vanilla and sesame oil.
When you order Chinese food, you’ll get this cookie at the end of a meal.
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What is carbon dioxide?
Around 10 percent of CO2 is absorbed by trees.
Trees absorb this from the air.
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Who is Who is Michael J. Fox? He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the 1990s, but he continues his career as an actor.
This Canadian-born actor plays Alex Keaton in Family Ties and stars in the Back to the Future franchise.
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What is French toast?
It is bread dipped in eggs, fried on a griddle or in a pan, and served with syrup.
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What is maple?
Canada produces the most maple syrup—about 71 percent of global production. Of that, 91 percent comes from Quebec.
This tree’s sap is used to make a syrup used most often at the breakfast table.
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Who is Who is Leonard Cohen?
“Hallelujah” is his most famous hit.
This poet, songwriter, and singer died in 2016. His musical hits include “Everybody Knows,” “Suzanne,” and “First We Take Manhattan.”
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What is flour? It is possible to make vegan and/or gluten-free cookies by using substitutes for the three foundational ingredients.
Eggs, butter, and this ingredient are the foundation of cookie dough.
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What are palms?
Now you can find cold-hardy palm trees that grow outside of the tropics and subtropics.
These tropical trees span the coastlines of Florida and Hawaii.
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Who is Chrystia Freeland?
The USMCA was ratified by Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Freeland became Canada’s deputy prime minister in 2019.
While serving as Canada’s foreign affairs minister, she negotiated on Canada’s behalf for the USMCA, the trade agreement that replaced NAFTA.
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What is flounder? Northeastern flounder is also called
fluke.
This white flatfish has a mild taste.
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What is pecan?
Many associate this nut with Texas or Georgia; it is a crucial ingredient in a popular pie.
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Who is Terry Fox
A Legend, Hero and Athlete, this Canadian was diagnosed with cancer, had his right leg amputated and attempted to run across Canada in 1980
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What is French? French vanilla ice cream has a yellow hue; vanilla ice cream is white.
Add egg yolks to vanilla ice cream, and you get this type of vanilla ice cream.
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What is oak (or beech)?
The beech tree, which is part of the same family as the oak tree, does the same thing. Scientists are not sure what causes this phenomenon.
This common tree’s leaves turn colors in the fall, but
it does not lose them until spring—unless a high wind or storm takes them down. |
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