Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Invented by Canadians #TGCBB

Did you know that the following were all invented by CANADIANS?!
  • Nanaimo bars
  • Poutine (YUM!)
  • Butter tarts (YUM x2!)
  • Walkie-Talkie
  • Standard time
  • The telephone (I've been to the Alexander Graham Bell Homestead in Brantford, Ontario!)
  • Java programming language
  • Snowmobile
  • The prosthetic hand
  • The snowblower
  • The foghorn
  • Basketball
  • Lacrosse
  • Ice hockey
  • Five-pin bowling
  • Trivial Pursuit (the board game)
  • Insulin
  • Bone Marrow Compatibility Test
  • Egg carton
  • Wonderbra
  • Plexiglas
  • The electric oven
  • Cardiac pacemaker
  • Alkaline battery
  • SONAR
  • The electric wheelchair
  • Computerized Braille
  • CPR mannequin
  • Electric car heater

 

Sources: Wikipedia.org "List of Canadian Inventions" , Canadian Bacon Blog , About.com "Made in Canada"

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