Here's some interesting things that you may not know about Newfoundlan and it's Newfies

Here are a few tidbits of information that you may never have known before:


WE WERE. . . . .

The first province to respond to Titanic 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

WE HAVE. . . .

The oldest street in North America

The oldest city in North America

The oldest rock in the world

The oldest continuous sporting event (Regatta Day rules! )

The largest university in Atlantic Canada

~ the most pubs per square foot in Canada (George Street) #

~ the longest running radio program in North America

~ caught the world's largest invertebrate (giant squid)

WE ARE. . . . . .

~ the funniest people in Canada (ask anybody)

~ the sexiest people in Canada (Maclean's magazine survey)

~ the only Province that has four identifiable flags

~ the only Province able to land the space shuttle (Stephenville)

~ the most giving people in Canada (Stats Canada)

~ the most sexually active people in all of Canada (what else are we gonna do!!)


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 Gettysburg

WE ARE THE ONLY PROVINCE TO HAVE IT'S OWN. . . . . . . .

~ encyclopedia

~ dictionary

~ pony

~ dogs

~ cultural publication