What makes it special where you live?

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What makes it special where you live?
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Thu, 09-28-2006 - 2:20am

ALABAMA ... Was the first place to have 9-1-1, started in 1968.
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ALASKA ... One out of every 64 people has a pilot's license.
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ARIZONA ... Is the only state in the continental U.S. That doesn't
follow Daylight Savings Time.
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ARKANSAS ... Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S.
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CALIFORNIA . Its economy is so large that if it were a country, it would
rank seventh in the entire world.
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COLORADO ... In 1976 it became the only state to turn down the Olympics.
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CONNECTICUT ... The Frisbee was invented here at Yale University.
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DELAWARE ... Has more scientists and engineers than any other state.
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FLORIDA ... At 759 square miles, Jacksonville is the U.S.'s largest
city.
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GEORGIA ... It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist John Pemberton made
the first vat of Coca-Cola.
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HAWAII ... Hawaiians live, on average, five years longer than residents
in any other state.
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IDAHO ... TV was invented in Rigby, Idaho, in 1922.
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ILLINOIS ... The Chicago River is dyed green every St. Patrick's Day.
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INDIANA ... Home to Santa Claus, Indiana, which get a half million
letter to Santa every year.
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IOWA ... Winnebagos get their name from Winnebago County. Also, it is
the only state that begins with two vowels.
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KANSAS ... Liberal, Kansas, has an exact replica of the house in The
Wizard of Oz.
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KENTUCKY ... Has more than $6 billion in gold underneath Fort Knox.
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LOUISIANA ... Has parishes instead of counties because they were
originally Spanish church units.
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MAINE ... It's so big, it covers as many square miles as the other five
New England states combined.
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MARYLAND ... The Oujia board was created in Baltimore in 1892.
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MASSACHUSETTS ... The Fig Newton is named after Newton, Massachusetts.
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MICHIGAN ... Fremont, home to Gerber, is the baby food capital of the
world.
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MINNESOTA ... Bloomington's Mall of America is so big, if you spent 10
minutes in each store, you'd be there nearly four days.
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MISSISSIPPI ... President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear here .
that's how the teddy bear got its name.
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MISSOURI ... Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.
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MONTANA .. A sapphire from Montana is the Crown Jewels of England.
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NEBRASKA ... More triplets are born here than in any other state.
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NEVADA ... Has more hotel rooms than any other place in the world.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE ... Birthplace of Tupperware, invented in 1938 by Earl
Tupper.
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NEW JERSEY ... Has the most shopping malls in one area in the world.
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NEW MEXICO ... Smokey the Bear was rescued from a 1950 forest fire here.
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NEW YORK ... Is home to the nation's oldest cattle ranch, started in
1747 in Montauk.
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NORTH CAROLINA .. Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.
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NORTH DAKOTA ... Rigby, North Dakota, is the exact geographic center of
North America.
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OHIO ... The hot dog was invented here in 1900.
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OKLAHOMA ... The grounds of the state capital are covered by operating
oil wells.
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OREGON ... Has the most ghost towns in the country.
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PENNSYLVANIA ... The smiley, :) was first used in 1980 by computer
scientists at Carnegie Mellon University.
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RHODE ISLAND . The nation's oldest bar, the White Horse Tavern, opened
here in 1673.
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SOUTH CAROLINA ... Sumter County is home to the world's largest gingko
farm.
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SOUTH DAKOTA ... Is the only state that's never had an earthquake.
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TENNESSEE ... Nashville's Grand Ole Opry is the longest running live
radio show in the world.
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TEXAS ... Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco back in 1885.
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UTAH ... The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened here in
1952.
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VERMONT ... Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's.
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VIRGINIA ... Home of the world's largest office building ... The
Pentagon.
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WASHINGTON ... Seattle has twice as many college graduates as any other
state.
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WASHINGTON D.C. ... Was the first planned capital in the world.
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WEST VIRGINIA ... Had the world's first brick paved street, Summers
Street, laid in Charleston in 1870.
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WISCONSIN ... The ice cream sundae was invented here in 1881 to get
around Blue Laws prohibiting ice cream from being sold on Sundays.
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WYOMING ... Was the first state to allow women to vote.

Von.

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Registered: 09-12-2003
Thu, 09-28-2006 - 3:08am
interesting stuff Von.....
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Registered: 04-24-2000
Thu, 09-28-2006 - 8:31am

MASSACHUSETTS ... The Fig Newton is named after Newton, Massachusetts


Well, you would think that MA would have something more interesting than that--lol !


All in all there was some interesting stuff there-

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 09-28-2006 - 10:22am

Interesting Von,


MISSOURI ... Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.


Thanks for sharing :)


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Registered: 02-03-2005
Thu, 09-28-2006 - 11:17am
wow all those were intresting im from ky
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Thu, 09-28-2006 - 4:07pm
Just in my county in PA: Hershey's chocolate comes from here, M&M Mars candy comes from here. You can smell it in the parking lot at work.

 

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Registered: 09-01-2003
Sat, 09-30-2006 - 5:44pm

PENNSYLVANIA ... The smiley, :) was first used in 1980 by computer
scientists at Carnegie Mellon University.

that goes along with the old state motto : you've got a friend in pennsylvania !!

interesting stuff on that list

my favorite nh & maine- lolo..never knew that about tupperware * blush*
MAINE ... It's so big, it covers as many square miles as the other five
New England states combined. half the state is one county- aroostook- beuatiful country!!