Famous Canadian Inventions
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Canadians, believe it or not, are the inventors of everyday things that are used by people all around the world. Here's a small portion of the many things Canadians have invented.

Sports

  • basketball
  • 5-pin bowling
  • hockey goalie mask
  • rollerskate
  • ski-binding
  • lacrosse
  • hockey
  • baseball (believe it - we played it first)

    Food & Drink

  • butter substitute
  • ice brewed beer
  • Red Rose Tea
  • Smarties

    Board Games

  • Balderdash
  • Puzz-3D
  • tabletop hockey game
  • Trivial Pursuit

    Television, Radio, etc . . .

  • AM radio
  • IMAX projector and system
  • panoramic pictures and camera
  • telephone
  • transceiver (walkie-talkie)
  • world's first commercial motion picture
  • cable TV

    Cars

  • air-conditioned vehicle
  • electric car
  • snowblower
  • snowmobile
  • streetcar

    Miscellaneous

  • standard time
  • electric cooking range
  • cigarette box
  • freehand
  • jolly jumper
  • measure for footwear
  • paint roller
  • robertson screw
  • washing machine
  • zipper
  • degradable plastic
  • kerosene
  • oil well
  • pulp newsprint
  • sewage recycling system
  • Actar 911 CPR Dummy
  • dental mirror
  • electron microscope
  • insulin
  • liposomes
  • medical instruments
  • electric hand prosthesis for children
  • myoelectric prosthesis
  • fog bell or gong
  • personal distress device
  • MacPherson gas mask
  • ear piercer
  • Abdomenizer
  • Superman
  • Candu Nuclear Reactors
  • Commodore Computers
  • the wonderbra
  • beer cases with tuck-in handles
  • flight simulators for pilot training

    The above inventions can be verified at the Oh! Canadian, eh? Site

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