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Aenimal
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0 posted 2004-07-01 12:37 PM


Seeing as it's Canada Day I did a little research(ok good god i'm bored..need sleep...sleeeep) and found out some things Canadian's have been busy with during the last 137 years or so.


Anti-Gravity Pilot Suit
Automatic Postal Sorter
Avro Jetliner: world's first commercial jetliner production was stopped mysteriously
Avro Arrow: Canadian military's(no really we used to have one) supersonic interceptor way ahead of its time but again, the project was mysteriously scrapped
Basketball: too bad we can't figure out how to get a decent team..#%@^# Vince Carter..big baby
Birth Control : (The Pill)
CanadaARM: Canada's contribution to the space shuttle
Cesium Beam Atomic Clock?
Compound Steam Engine
CPR mannequin
Electron Microscope(co-invented at the University of Toronto)
Film Colourization: Sorry about that one..Turner you monster
Gas Mask
Pacemaker
IMAX (co-invented)
Insulin
Java programming
Kerosene
Lawn Sprinkler: One of many by Elijah McCoy, which is where the term the 'real mccoy' comes from
Light Bulb: Canadian Henry Woodward invented the electric light bulb in 1874 but unable to come up with the funds for further research and development and sold the patent to Thomas Edison
McIntosh apples
PainT Rollers
Paper: 40% of the world's newspaper is printed on Canadian paper, until the 1800 cotton rag was used
PlexiGlas
Electric prosthetic hand
Robertson screw
Snowblower and the snowmobile..well duh lol
Standard Time
Trivial Pursuit
Walkie Talkie
AM Radio: and subsequently the first ever Radio broadcast
The Zipper

not bad 4 the little nation that could

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1 posted 2004-07-01 01:22 AM


Some parents were busy too, like yours, mine, and a few others too.  Happy Canada Day Raph.
serenity blaze
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2 posted 2004-07-01 03:13 AM


What's a pain roller?

and happy canada day!

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3 posted 2004-07-01 03:14 AM


The true north strong and free

Have a good Canada day, neighbors!

Oh, make me Thine forever
And should I fainting be
Lord, let me never ever
Outlive my love for Thee

Dark Angel
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4 posted 2004-07-01 07:11 AM


Happy Canada Day Bello... My commonwealth friend

The clouds never expect it when it rains, but the sea, changes colour, but the sea, does not change.
~Stevie Nicks~

Nan
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5 posted 2004-07-01 07:52 AM


Happy Canada Day, my Canuck friends

Sunshine
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6 posted 2004-07-01 10:48 AM


Pain Rollers

?



Happy Canada Day, m'friends...

Aenimal
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7 posted 2004-07-01 11:45 AM


damnit...paint rollers lol
..thank you email and chat for deteriorating all verbal skills

Happy Canada to all fellow canuckleheads and thanks to members of the tribe down south and sexy commonwealthers.

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8 posted 2004-07-01 04:19 PM


...and .. ME !!
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9 posted 2004-07-01 05:43 PM


To all the canadians....Happy Canada Day!!!!

~Alli~

serenity blaze
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10 posted 2004-07-01 05:45 PM


LMAO....

PAINT roller...okay.

giggle...

thought you were into something new, Raph.


Aenimal
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11 posted 2004-07-01 11:15 PM


that an offer k? grins
Tequilia_Sunrise
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12 posted 2004-07-05 04:07 AM


i guess we learn somthing new everyday!
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