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What makes your state so special?

#1 Postby vbhoutex » Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:52 pm

YOUR STATE....... WHAT MAKES WHERE YOU LIVE SO SPECIAL?
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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. (that's what they study at Yale???)
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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. (only in area...too bad no one wants to live there)
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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. (these folks aren't known for anything except knowing how to dump dye in a river???)
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INDIANA ... Home to Santa Claus, Indiana, which gets
a half million letters 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 in 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.
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#2 Postby southerngale » Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:09 pm

The state that invented Dr. Pepper...hehe. I can live with that. YUM!
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#3 Postby Aslkahuna » Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:18 am

Another one for Arizona-the World's First MacDonald's Drive-thru window was opened in Sierra Vista.

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#4 Postby DaylilyDawn » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:10 am

Another for FL, we have the longest coastline in the continental US. Not to mention we have sunshine almost 365/24/7
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#5 Postby sunny » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:14 am

My state is so special because I am here :P
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#6 Postby streetsoldier » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:52 pm

Missouri = Misery.

'Nuff said.
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#7 Postby brunota2003 » Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:07 pm

NORTH CAROLINA .. Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.
No wonder I love 'em so much...:lol:
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#8 Postby george_r_1961 » Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:27 pm

Virginia is also home to the oldest English speaking city in america..

Hampton 8-)
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#9 Postby Dee Bee » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:15 pm

Key Lime Pie makes Florida so special!
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#10 Postby JonathanBelles » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:25 pm

DaylilyDawn wrote:Another for FL, we have the longest coastline in the continental US. Not to mention we have sunshine almost 365/24/7


alaska has that one (i think)!
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#11 Postby Brent » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:30 pm

fact789 wrote:
DaylilyDawn wrote:Another for FL, we have the longest coastline in the continental US. Not to mention we have sunshine almost 365/24/7


alaska has that one (i think)!


Alaska is not in the Continental U.S. :wink:
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#12 Postby kevin » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:36 pm

Mississippi has the longest coastline of the states between Alabama and Louisiana.
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#13 Postby Ptarmigan » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:38 pm

Alaska-Willow ptarmigan was chosen as the state bird in Alaska in 1955 by school children.

Ah knowed Willow Ptarmagan when she wuz growin' up, and didn't think she'd amount ter much.. :lol:
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#14 Postby pojo » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:15 pm

Wisconsin--- Green Bay is the smallest NFL market.
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#15 Postby streetsoldier » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:50 am

pojo wrote:Wisconsin--- Green Bay is the smallest NFL market.


You forgot the cheeses and 24/7 polka radio stations. :lol:
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#16 Postby azsnowman » Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:51 am

Arizona is special because.....we're no longer a part of the US, we are now in the State of Sonora Mexico, why do you think the prez. is always coming to Az? To strengthen the ties with Mexico :lol:
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#17 Postby Dionne » Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:12 am

Mississippi......we are ranked number one out of 50 states in obesity. Our public schools are called attendance centers.......passing grades are not required.....after 12 years you get an attendance certificate. We have thousands of people living in travel trailers. We have a rampant crack cocaine problem that transcends all financial and racial boundaries. We have a young man in prison by the name of Luke that started all the school shootings....he was the first. We are a very poor state.....only New Mexico has a lower household income.

And isn't it interesting that we are number one in philanthropy.
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#18 Postby Pburgh » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:34 am

Wow, I didn't know the smiley came from CMU right here in the Burgh!!!

I can't believe that West Virginia had the first brick paved street in the WORLD!!! That can't be true.
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#19 Postby angelwing » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:37 am

Hey, can we include the longest running parade (over 100 years old?)
The New Years Day Mummers Parade!!!! in Philadelphia PA(rinna-tink-tink-tink, rinna-tink-tink-tink :larrow: banjo)
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#20 Postby coriolis » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:21 am

We have Joe Paterno and Joe Bastardi
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