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Newfoundland - WOW! Who Knew

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


Newfoundland was . . .

The first province to respond to Titanic 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.

Newfoundland has . . .

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)