Did you know ...
…that the highest cable car in the world was built in Canada? In western Canada the two thousander mountain peaks of Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain are connected with a cable car? The cable car stretches 4.4 kilometers and is 415 meters over the valley floor. Two world records were broken upon the completion of the cable car.
…that many restaurants ask their guests if they would like wine, beer or maple syrup?
…that the stock exchange in Toronto is the seventh biggest in the world?
…that the Canadian Gaelic language was the third most common language in Canada up until the mid 19th century. Meanwhile today there are only about 500 to 1000 old Gaelic speakers alive and the language is almost extinct.
…that Toronto has developed new eco-friendly air conditioned office buildings with the DLWC-Project. The water temperature at the floor of the very deep Lake Ontario stays the same in summer and winter. The four degree Celsius water is now being utilized as cooling for the inner city.
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