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A little Newfie info...

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Did you know ALL this ???

If you're a Newfie, you should be proud!

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

We were...

the first province to respond to Titanic's 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 (Macleans 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 govenor of northern Rhodesia

was with Abraham Lincoln at Gettysberg

We are the only province to have its own...

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pony

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cultural publication

by reading this, you now know more about Newfoundland

than...well, almost everyone!!

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#2 Today, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by waterbaby

Did you know ALL this ???

If you're a Newfie, you should be proud!

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

We were...

the first province to respond to Titanic's 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 (Macleans 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 govenor of northern Rhodesia

was with Abraham Lincoln at Gettysberg

We are the only province to have its own...

encyclopedia

dictionary

pony

dogs

cultural publication

by reading this, you now know more about Newfoundland

than...well, almost everyone!!

man thats very interesting. kinda confused about the worlds oldest rock though

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