SAINT-LOUIS-DU-HA!HA! GETS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD

A small community in Quebec

has entered the Guinness World Records — with not one but two exclamation points. The municipality of Saint-Louis-du-Ha!-Ha!, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, finds itself on page 161 of the 2018 edition of the book of records. It is being recognized as the only community in the world with two exclamation points in its name. Mayor Sonia Larrivee said she found out about the distinction for the town, which is located about 250 kilometres northeast of Quebec City, when she checked social media on Tuesday. According to the province’s toponymy commission, the haha part of the name is an archaic French word for an unexpected obstacle or abruptly ending path and may refer to nearby Lake Temiscouata.