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Check out these 6 facts you may not know about Halifax.
- The Old Town Clock, a famous landmark, has been keeping time since 1803.
- Halifax is closer to Dublin, Ireland than it is to Victoria, British Columbia.
- There are more pubs per capita than any other city in Canada.
- Seafood is one of the thing great things you’ll find in abundance. Look for lobster, Atlantic salmon and Digby scallops on restaurant menus.
- The Halifax Explosion in 1917 was the world’s largest man-made explosion prior to Hiroshima. About 2000 people were killed and 9000 injured when the SS Mont Blanc, a French cargo ship loaded with wartime explosives collided with an empty Norwegian ship. It caught fire and 25 minutes later exploded. A tsunami and pressure wave also occurred and caused considerable damage.
- The Cunard Steamship Line was founded in Halifax in 1840.
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