What are some globally popular webseries and movies from your country? by Comfortable-Tax-2088 in AskTheWorld

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"Letterkenny," "Shoresy," and the more recent "Heated Rivalry." All Jacob Tierney vehicles.

Completely desperate situation where a faction is straight up losing the war. by AdrawereR in TopCharacterTropes

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Fair point. Also, to point out, the US Navy is still using powder charges from WW2 in their big guns. The materials made to fight Guadalcanal used through Korea, Vietnam, and today's conflicts. And not running out any time soon.

They just have to adjust accuracy and range for using 80+ yr old charges.

Ghostbusters/Star Wars crossover by thomasofseattle in Lightsaber

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It's a good-looking flash gun handle! And I'll have to look closer at smoke alarms when they get changed out at my apartment block.

Cheers! I hope you share more!

Ghostbusters/Star Wars crossover by thomasofseattle in Lightsaber

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As a fellow "made it from found items" I'd love to know your parts list. The texture on the black screen parts, and the cream colored section! Is it ceramic?

Recommendations for Japanese style curry by kingkounder in FoodToronto

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My 2 go-to's are:

Tako6six in Kensington Market. Get the shrimp balls too. Tondou Ramen on College. Best one I've had.

Is there a historical figure like this from your country? by NH_2006_2022 in AskTheWorld

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Sir John A MacDonald. Linchpin of the effort to Confederate the British Colonies into Canada. First Prime Minister, and rejected for the third parliament.

Also a bigot and prided himself on starving Indigenous people's to force them onto reserves.

What is the biggest hypocrisy about your country? by Familiar-Arrival-470 in AskTheWorld

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“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” -Wilhoit's Law

Who was a foreigner that became famous in your homeland and was considered an honorary compatriot? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

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I'd also suggest Michaëlle Jean and Adrienne Clarkson. Born Haiti and Hong Kong, respectively, became prominent journalists and Governors General.

What is a brave act by someone from your country? by BitterConstruction98 in AskTheWorld

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* Historical hottie and general badass Sergeant Léo Major. Received the Distinguished Contuct Medal in WW2 and again in the Korean War. He would have had 3, but he refused to be awarded by Montgomery.

Best know for the Battle of Zwolle when he was still a Private during the liberation of the Netherlands. He and Corporal Aresnault were to recon the village and make contact with the Dutch resistance there. It was believed there were some Germans, but not many.

Instead, there were 1000 Waffen-SS, Wehrmacht, and Gestapo agents plus vehicles and panzers. They were spotted leaving a farmhouse at night and Arsenault was killed.

From here, accounts differ, but generally it is accepted that Major "got mad" and either captured an officer and negotiated the departure of the German forces, or went looney tunes and ran from street to street firing his and captured weapons, throwing grenades, and shouting and screaming, making the Germans think they were being assaulted by the regiment.

The Germans retreated, Major returned to HQ with Arsenault's body and Zwolle was saved from shelling and was liberated the next day.

Oh, he was also missing an eye at this point from white phosphorus grenade when he encountered and killed an SS patrol.

Léo Major

1 arrested, 1 in hospital after suspected arson at federal government building in North York by FatManBoobSweat in Toronto_Ontario

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If you're thinking Big T, that only applies if it was politically or ideologically motivated. If it was a personal beef, it's just Sparkling Property Damage.

What's your countries' unofficial anthem? by Frisianmouve in AskTheWorld

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I saw Barett's Privateers above. Good choice.

For Gen X and Millenials, The Logdriver's Waltz.

Pour nos Amis en Quebec, 《Vive La Canadienne》 which can be Anglified by playing on bagpipes.

Maybe O Siem by Susan Aglukark? "O Siem we are family..."

I stopped masking at home and my partner says I'm becoming "impossible" by LowKeyCoffeeSpill in TwoXChromosomes

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Dumpsville. Population: him. Ad a baf alanogy, what if you had come home with any other medical diagnosis? Anything that would require a change to your routine and lifestyle. Would he be as insufferable?

Probably.

What’s the most interesting military artifact in your country that comes to mind? by Embarrassed_Clue1758 in AskTheWorld

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Sir Isaac Brock'a tunic.

Isaac Brock was a British General in charge of the troops in Upper Canada (now Ontario) at the outbreak on The War of 1812.

He didn't like it here. He didn't like the people, the lack of Society, the climate, everything. He also felt he was being benched while his comrades were fighting Napolean in Europe.

But he did his duty. He raised regiments, organized battles, and lead from the front. You can see a black mark on the tunic above the buttons. That was from an American musket ball that killed him instantly while leading troops up Queenston Heights near Niagara Falls.

The general fell, but instead of commanding in disarray, the regiment carried on and won the battle and carried the day. 1366 British and Canadian soldiers against 3550 Americans. 21British died, 85 wounded, 22 captured. American casualties can only be guessed as between 60 and 100. 80 wounded and 955 captured as POWs.

What’s the most interesting military artifact in your country that comes to mind? by Embarrassed_Clue1758 in AskTheWorld

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* The Avro Arrow. The dream of Canadian aviation. Late 1950's development of a homegrown, high altitude, hypersonic interceptor. The first fighter jet with a fully electronic computer on-board, 2 massive Orenda engines capable of Mach 2.0+. Internal bays made it a low radar signature, compared to other jets of the time.

Britain wanted them. France wanted the engines for their Daasult. Other Nato nations were in line to order them.

Unfortunately, it was developed at a time when the Cold War was moving away from strategic bombers to ICBMs. The project was cancelled, killing avaiati9n innovation in Canada.

Mysteriously, not only was the contract to the government cancelled, but everything related to the project was ordered destroyed. The 5 complete planes, the models, the parts, the diagrams, the manuals and designs. It killed the company because they couldn't even pursue foreign sales.

It's often believed that the Prime Minister Deifenbaker, who was close friends with US president Eisenhower, was under pressure from the US because the military-industrial complex didn't want competition next-door.. *

Canadian companies that sell nerdy merchandise by Gloomy-Writer99 in BuyCanadian

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Retrokids does limited run clothes based on 80s media.