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=== Canada === | === Canada === | ||
* How'd they pick the name Canada? | * How'd they pick the name Canada? | ||
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** the first letter was C, " | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
** the next letter was N, " | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
** the last letter was D, " | * they decided to pick letters from a hat, and spell it that way | ||
** "So that spells C" | ** the first letter was C, "eh?" | ||
** the next letter was N, "eh?" | |||
** the last letter was D, "ehy" | |||
** "So that spells C"eh"N"eh"D'eh" | |||
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=== Europe === | === Europe === | ||
* I had a cousin named Lorraine. And another named Alsace. | * I had a cousin named Lorraine. And another named Alsace. | ||