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"Just in time for Canada's 150th birthday is this collection of the best in Canadian questions and answers, covering history, famous Canadians, sports, word origins, geography, and everything in between. In these pages, you'll learn the answers to questions like: Where did the word "Canuck" come from? How did an aristocratic French girl become a Canadian Robinson Crusoe? Why do Canadian engineers wear iron rings? What famous explorer played hockey...
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Here in one big book is all the trivia and facts about Canada anyone needs to know. The Big Book is jam-packed with facts and stories. There are stories of important Canadian artifacts and history including what became of Canada's World War II spy camp. All regions and provinces are covered, as well as important Canadian figures like John Molson, Elizabeth Arden, and Russ Jackson. If that isn't enough there will also be pieces explaining whatever...
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[2023]
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! is globally renowned as the authority on the weird, the eccentric, and the amazing. Ripley's Believe It or Not! provides entertaining books for children of all ages which educates and informs them in a humorous style. The Ripley brand is known around the world as a trend-setting source of family-friendly fun and excitement! Every day the researchers at Ripley's are busy digging up the craziest true stories and the most...
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Few people have read as widely in the field of Canadiana as has John Robert Colombo. The curiosity of this Toronto writer, editor, and anthologist knows few if any bounds when it comes to the lore, literature, history, culture, and character of Canada. He has an inquiring mind and he seems able to find national and even international twists to subjects of interest or importance. Fascinating Canada, his latest book, is the product of over half a century...
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2021.
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Bestselling author Mark Bittman and physician David Katz cut through all the noise on food, health, and diet to give you the real answers you need. What is the "best" diet? Do calories matter? And when it comes to protein, fat, and carbs, which ones are good and which are bad? Mark Bittman and health expert David Katz answer all these questions and more in a lively and easy-to-read Q&A format. Inspired by their viral hit article on Grub Street--one...
15) Canada 123
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Counts from one to ten using objects typically found in Canada, such as polar bears, maple leaves, and hockey players.
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"An informative review of the world's bears (including black bears, grizzlies, polar bears and giant pandas) reveals bear behavior and biology, past and present mythologies, plus modern day perceptions and human-bear coexisting issues; complete with numerous photos, illustrations and trivia"--Provided by publisher.
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[2017]
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"Canada 150 edition of popular quiz book, expanded and updated with 25 new quizzes Who was Canada's first prime minister? Easy question, right? Okay, who was Canada's second prime minister? Try these: who created the ookpik? Whose real name was Gladys Mary Smith? What does the acronym CANDU stand for? You'll find the answers to 500 questions like these in this entertaining collection of Canadian trivia. There's something here for everyone-from the...
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2020.
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Turning your main street into a giant tubing run? Getting a moose car wash for free? Sharing a poutine as long as a city bus? Getting lost in a snow maze for fun? Where on earth are any of these things a good idea? In Canada, of course! In the face of wild weather, weird wildlife and spread-out spaces, Canadians have answered with uniquely ingenious solutions. Some of them are great. And some of them ... well ... you decide/ Find them all here in...
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