martymas Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 A little Newfie info... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 signalthe first to vaccinate for smallpoxthe first to host a transatlantic flightthe first to have wireless communication in the worldthe first place to discover proof of the theory of continental driftWe have.......the oldest street in North Americathe oldest city in North Americathe oldest rock in the worldthe oldest continuous sporting event (Regatta Day rules!)the largest university in Atlantic Canadathe most pubs per square foot in Canada (George Street)the longest running radio program in North Americacaught 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 flagsthe 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 arenainvented the gas maskwas once govenor of northern Rhodesiawas with Abraham Lincoln at GettysbergWe are the only province to have its own...encyclopediadictionaryponydogscultural publicationby reading this, you now know more about Newfoundlandthan...well, almost everyone!!waterbaby View Public Profile Send a private message to waterbaby Find all posts by waterbaby Add waterbaby to Your Buddy List #2 Today, 06:16 PM sirfredrico chow down time Join Date: Feb 2005Location: huntsville, alabamaPosts: 921 Quote:Originally Posted by waterbabyDid 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 signalthe first to vaccinate for smallpoxthe first to host a transatlantic flightthe first to have wireless communication in the worldthe first place to discover proof of the theory of continental driftWe have.......the oldest street in North Americathe oldest city in North Americathe oldest rock in the worldthe oldest continuous sporting event (Regatta Day rules!)the largest university in Atlantic Canadathe most pubs per square foot in Canada (George Street)the longest running radio program in North Americacaught 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 flagsthe 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 arenainvented the gas maskwas once govenor of northern Rhodesiawas with Abraham Lincoln at GettysbergWe are the only province to have its own...encyclopediadictionaryponydogscultural publicationby reading this, you now know more about Newfoundlandthan...well, almost everyone!! man thats very interesting. kinda confused about the worlds oldest rock though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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