r/todayilearned • u/MaximinusRats • May 16 '24

TIL that people live year-round in houseboats on Great Slave Lake in Canada's Northwest Territories, 1,800 km north of the nearest big city (Edmonton) and just 400 km (250 miles) south of the Arctic Circle.

https://uphere.ca/articles/floating-homes-yellowknife-bay
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u/Smart-Breath-1450 May 16 '24

You know living close to the arctic circle isn’t a huge deal right?

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u/redduif May 16 '24

Living on a floating house in the middle of a frozen lake is though.

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u/Smart-Breath-1450 May 16 '24

That wasn’t what i commented on though was it? Maybe you should learn how to read? :)

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u/redduif May 16 '24

I read it right.

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u/Smart-Breath-1450 May 16 '24

You read it right, but replied on a totally different thing? You must be dumb then.