In Honor of my "American Sister" from Canada...Cori!
Some Weird Canadian Records:
*On August 30, 1995, Sean Shannon of Canada recited Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy in 23.8 seconds-an average of 665 words a minute!
*In 1988 Palm Daries of Edmonton created the world's largest ice cream sundae-24,900 kg. (54,895 lbs.).
*Four hundred mothers in Vancouver broke the record for mass breast feeding in 2002.
*In 1998 1,000 University of Guelph students formed the longest human conveyor belt, laying down in a row and rolling a surfboard over their bodies. In 1999 they set the record for simultaneous soap-bubble blowing.
And here are some Canadian "Seconds"...
*Canada was the 2nd country to legalize medical marijuana. (1st: Belgium)
*Canada has the 2nd coldest national capital: Ottawa. (1st: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
*Canada has the 2nd most tornadoes. (1st: USA)
*Canada has the 2nd highest amount of gum chewed per capita. (1st: USA)
*Canada is the 2nd most workaholic nation in the world. (1st: Japan)
*Canada has the 2nd highest cable TV access in the world. (1sts: Belgium)
I think this explains a lot of things about Cori and my other Canadian friends. :) Love you guys!