50 little-known facts about Canadian universities
To mark Canada’s 150th, fifty fun facts about Canada’s campuses.
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I think the nuclear reactor on campus at McMaster is worth mentioning… not too many universities can claim to have one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMaster_Nuclear_Reactor
David Hooper
McMaster ’90
(BA Poli-Sci / History)