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Canadian products that changed the world, from batteries to the Blackberry

Ingenious inventions from the Great White North
Kayak (up to 5,000 years ago)
Toboggan (many centuries ago)
Sunglasses (many centuries ago)
Petroleum jelly (many centuries ago)
Parka (many centuries ago)
Chewing gum (many centuries ago)
Steam fog horn (1853/1854)
Light bulb (1874)
Telephone (1876)
Electric oven (1882)
Peanut butter (1884)
Caulking gun (1894)
Bi-pin connector (1894)
Egg carton (1911)
Zipper (1914)
Insulin (1921)
Snowmobile (1922)
Snow blower (1925)
Walkie-talkie (1937)
Paint roller (1940)
G-suit (1941)
Pager (1949)
Garbage bag (1950s)
Electric wheelchair (1953)
Alkaline battery (1954)
IMAX (1968)
Electric prosthetic hand (1971)
Trivial Pursuit (1979)
BlackBerry (1999)
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Ingenious inventions from the Great White North

What have sunglasses and chewing gum got in common? They were both invented in Canada, of course. 

Looking back through the North American nation's history, read on as we reveal some of the most awesome innovations to have come out of Canada. Some might just surprise you...

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Daniel Coughlin

09 September 2024

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