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26 Fun Facts About Canada Happy Canada Day to Canadians around the world. Today is Canada day, previously called Dominion Day, which has nothing to do with the Federation's victory over the Dominion during Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Canada Day celebrates the anniversary of the Constitution Act of 1867 (which was originally called the British North American Act), uniting the three colonies of the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswich, into a single Dominion within the British Empire, thereafter known and called Canada.  Fun Fact #1. It was renamed as Canada Day in 1982. Fun Fact #2. In 1980, "O Canada" was made the official National anthem of Canada. Fun Fact #3. Did You Know these people are actually Canadians: Jim Carrey, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Michael J. Fox, Dan Ackroyd, Mike Myers, and William Shatner are all Canadians. Fun Fact #4: Kiefer Sutherland might be a Canadian as well. Perhaps, maybe, yeah he is,...

Historical Fun Facts October 25th On This Day In History, October 25th, 1154, The Anarchy was over, at least for King Stephen of England, as he died.   Yes, you heard me correctly, there was a king of England called Stephen. He was often called Stephen of Blois, or You-Utter-Git, by his cousin, Matilda.   Stephen of Blois was the grandson of William the Conqueror and King of England between 1135 until his death in 1154.   His reign was troubled, to say the least. Most of it was referred to as The Anarchy, as he was fighting a civil war with his cousin, The Empress Matilda, who also claimed the throne.   Matilda, who was almost, perhaps, probably not, maybe technically, but unlikely, the Queen of England for a few days, lost her fight to rule England. However, after the death of King Stephen, Matilda's son, Henry II, became King of England. On the 25th October, 1415, King Henry V of England and his army, as he didn't do it on his o...