Interesting Facts about New Brunswick

• Scuba tank, James Elliot and Alexander McAvity, Saint John, 1839.• Compound steam engine, Benjamin F. Tibbets, Fredericton, 1845.• Snow blower, Robert Carr Harris, Dalhousie, 1870.• Sardine cans, Henry T. Austin, Black’s Harbour, 1932.• Clothes washer with roller wringer, John E. Turnbull, Saint John, 1843.• Combined hot and cold water faucets, Thomas Campbell, Saint John, 1880.• Crossword game, Edward R. MacDonald, Shediac, 1926.• Dump-box for trucks, Robert T. Mawhinney, Saint John, 1920.• Ganong Brothers Ltd., St. Stephen, are the first in Canada to produce lollipops (1895), to use cellophane packaging (1920), to make peppermint rolls (1926), and to sell Valentine candy in heart-shaped boxes (1932).More New Brunswick facts... Do you know some facts about New Brunswick worth sharing? Perhaps you know, for a fact, that some of the world's best artists come from New Brunswick or that New Brunswickers are the best at cramming the most crap in their car as possible. Don't be shy, leave a comment to let us know your New Brunswick facts!