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facts[0]='A.A. Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh, took his son, Christopher, to the London Zoo, where Christopher saw a real bear named "Winnipeg". "Winnipeg" (also known as "Winnie") had been bought for 10 dollars by Captain Harry Coleburn during World War I, and named after Coleburn\'s home city.';
facts[1]='Winnipeg was the first city in Canada to establish a United Way charity. In 2006, the United Way raised $17.1 million. ';
facts[2]='Manitoba is a maritime province with 645 kilometres of ocean coastline on Hudson Bay and an international seaport at Churchill. ';
facts[3]='Lake Winnipeg is 24,605 square kilometers making it Canada\'s fourth largest and the world\'s 11th largest freshwater lake. ';
facts[4]='Winnipeg was the first city in the world to develop the 911 emergency phone number.';
facts[5]='Winnipeg is home to the Royal Canadian Mint – producing 15 million plated coins each day for circulation in Canada and around the world. ';
facts[6]='Churchill, Manitoba is the polar bear capital of the world – the most popular and accessible place to view polar bears in the wild. ';
facts[7]='Manitoba is famous for its sheer number of exceptional golf courses. In fact, American comedian Bob Hope played his first game of golf in Winnipeg! ';
facts[8]='The Harlequin Romance publishing empire began in Winnipeg.';
facts[9]='Winnipegger Charles Thorson was part of the design team that created Bugs Bunny, Snow White, Elmer Fudd and Little Hiawatha.';
facts[10]='Burton Cummings (b.1947, Winnipeg), Lead singer for the Guess Who, who wrote the famous 1970 hit American Woman, and went on to have a successful solo career was born in Winnipeg. He still teams up with old Guess Who band mate Randy Bachman who is also a Winnipeger.';
facts[11]='Fred Penner (b.1946, Winnipeg), Famous children\'s entertainer, recording artist and TV performer is from Winnipeg. His best-selling albums include The Cat Came Back and Happy Feet. ';
facts[12]='Nia Vardalos (b. 1962, Winnipeg), grew up acting and singing in Winnipeg\'s own Rainbow Stage, now one of today\'s top actress/comediennes following the box-office smash of her first movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding. ';
facts[13]='Monty Hall (b. 1924, Winnipeg), The host of the highly successful television game show, Let\'s Make a Deal, is one of Manitoba’s famous sons and comes back on occasion to do charity events. ';
facts[14]='Neil Young (b. 1945, Toronto), Born in Toronto, Canada, Neil Young moved to Winnipeg with his mother following her divorce from his sports-journalist father. Young began playing music in high school.';
facts[15]='Manitoba Motto - Glorious Et Liber which translates to Glorious and Free.';
facts[16]='Manitoba entered the Confederation on July 15th, 1870. ';
facts[17]='Winnipeg, 683,000 population, is the capital of Manitoba. The second-largest city is Brandon, in southwestern Manitoba.';
facts[18]='The name "Manitoba" is thought to have come from the Native Cree word "manito-wapow," meaning "strait of the spirit."';
facts[19]='The pounding of waves and pebbles on the shores of Lake Manitoba was the source of an Indian superstition that a "manito" or spirit was beating a drum.';
facts[20]='"Glorious and Free," Manitoba is renowned for dramatic landscapes, diversity of wild-life, and warm, friendly people. Drawn by more than 100,000 lakes and countless rivers and marshes, two-thirds of Canada\'s 500-plus species of birds have made Manitoba their home.';
facts[21]='Manitoba is known as one of the most exciting wildlife-watching destinations in the world, featuring one of the highest densities of moose, elk and black bear in North America.';
facts[22]='Visitors flock to the city of Churchill in Northern Manitoba to see the polar bears lounge in their frigid playgrounds. Others seek the beauty and tranquility of Riding Mountain National Park in Western Manitoba, and the secluded beaches of Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg. ';
facts[23]='Considered the "Gem of the Prairies", Winnipeg is a city that combines astonishing natural beauty with a high level of ethnic diversity. ';
facts[24]='With a population of over 685,000, Winnipeg is the largest city in Manitoba, and is home to over 43 different nationalities. The British, Asian and European roots are revealed in the many restaurants and cafes that line the city’s streets and offer incredible hand made cuisine. The numerous museums, galleries, and historic sites stand as a testament to the fascinating history of this province. ';

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