Canadian inventions: myths vs. reality

Fact-checking Dave Grohl's Super Bowl commercial.
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[@lostcauselancer333]

Thank you, Canada, for inventing calculus, fireworks, clocks, and the moon.

[@howveyouben]

My favorite fact about Hawaiian Pizza is that it was invented by a Greek immigrant living in Canada who was inspired by Cantonese cuisine to put a South American fruit onto an Italian dish and named it after Hawaii.

[@bflaminio]

I saw this commercial and immediately thought "Thanks for giving JJ McCullough a week off on having to think up a topic". Right in your wheelhouse; did not disappoint. When you miraculously produced a "History of Peanut Butter" book, my jaw dropped.

[@amcalabrese1]

As an Italian American I am ready to break off diplomatic relations thanks to you inventing “Hawaiian Pizza”.

[@felipeitoanuatti]

Brazilians often claim that Brazil invented the aeroplane based on Alberto Santos Dumont’s first flight in 1906. It happened three years after the Wright Brothers’ flight. My compatriots arbitrarily disqualify the Wright Brothers’ claim based on the fact that their plane used a contraption to take off, even though their plane is much closer to modern planes and could fly for much longer than Dumont’s.

[@israelcruz7180]

I really appreciate your use of sound effects. Unlike other KZbinrs you don't make them obnoxious and instead they make the video a bit more engaging.

[@krgoodrich1]

It seems that Canadian and American cultures are so similar and so synchronized that it’s difficult to even determine whether an invention is from the US or Canada.

[@MegaKoutsou]

What you mention about Canadians claiming everything someone born in Canada, but who left Canada early and was productive only abroad happens in Greece too. Every prominent greek scientist, who consciously left Greece explicitly to seek better research opportunities, sometimes even before their undergraduate degree, is claimed to be greek. Thing is, most of those people seem to accept their achievements as greek achievements, and usually are happy to give interviews in greek media talking about their success

[@rotz394]

"Canada's patriotism-industrial complex" is now my favourite term.

[@SynGirl32]

Oh man, thanks for covering this, I'm so tired of all the "Canada invented everything" propaganda I've been force-fed since childhood. My favorite was that Canada invented synthesizers because one guy invented a few instruments that weren't the first of their kind, didn't have an impact on music, and aren't remembered by anyone else as "firsts."

[@HopUpOutDaBed]

man visits canada for 2 weeks

[@TurtleMarcus]

Norwegians often claim that the paperclip was invented by Norwegian inventor Johan Vaaler. However, his design was faulty and never widely adopted, and the standard paperclip we all know and love (the Gem design) actually predates his invention by a few years. During WWII, a paperclip fastened to your shirt pocket became a discreet symbol of resistance to Occupation, which probably contributed to the myth.

[@LiveForFuntasy]

Reminds me of that old ad that tried to portray Superman as being a Canadian creation. Joe Shuster was born in Toronto, immigrated to the US as a child, then over a decade later he and Jerry Siegel created Superman together.

[@kobalt8845]

nothing helps start the day better than an award winning JJ video

[@Droidman1231]

I swear I was taught in school (in the American South) that George Washington Carver invented peanut butter, so your PB section was insightful in both ways. Reading through some of the comments, I think I'm not the only one that though this.

[@kimarous]

I think your "Hotel California" comment about Canadian-born moving elsewhere but still being "counted as" Canadian cuts to the heart of my anxiety about "Given that I was born in Toronto, even though I've lived basically my whole life on Vancouver Island, am I

[@fortunatejeremy]

I like your take on how Canadians assert their identity. It's very accurate.

[@carfreeneoliberalgeorgisty5102]

Labrador retriever dogs are dubiously treated as a "Canadian" dog breed. Their forerunners were fishing dogs that worked with fishermen on the Labrador sea off the coast of Newfoundland but the modern Labrador breed was first bred in the UK to be a hunting/retrieving dog.

[@ihspider08]

Hello JJ! I had an idea for what could be a very interesting video: all the (sometimes odd) props and traditions we have for american birthday parties, like the balloons, the pointy hats, the cake and candles, the noisemakers, etc.

[@kassemir]

It's fun. I live in Denmark, and we kind of do the same thing, that is, claiming certain celebrities are Danish, even if they got American citizenship and their ties to Denmark are pretty questionable.