» Austin, Texas has the highest percentage
of college graduates, 31 percent. Newark, New Jersey has the
lowest, 6 percent.
» New Jersey has a spoon museum.
» California consumes more bottled water than any
other product.
» California has issued 6 drivers licenses to people
named "Jesus Christ."
» The amount of concrete used in the building of the
Hoover Dam is equal to that of paving a 4-foot (1.2 m) wide
footpath around the equator.
» The state of Maryland has no natural Lakes.
» The world's shortest river is the "D"
river in Oregon. It's only 120 feet (37 m). It connects Devil's
lake to the nearby Pacific Ocean.
» Nevada is the driest state in the U.S.. Each year
it averages 7.5 inches (19 cm) of rain.
» In December 1997, the state of Nevada became the
first state to pass legislation categorizing Y2K data disasters
as "acts of God" protecting the state from lawsuits
that may potentially be brought against it by residents in
the year 2000.
» In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead
person.
» Salt Lake City, Utah has a law against carrying an
unwrapped ukulele on the street.
» Arizona was the last of the 48 adjoining continental
states to enter the Union.
» It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.
» The meteorite that hit/made The Barringer crater
in Arizona weighed more than 50,000 tons.
» Wyoming was the first state to give women the right
to vote in 1869.
» Denver, Colorado lays claim to the invention of the
cheeseburger.
» The first license plate on a car in the United States
was issued in Denver, Colorado in 1908.
» In Fruita, Colorado the town folk celebrate "Mike
the Headless Chicken Day." Seems that a farmer named
L.A. Olsen cut off Mike's head on September 10, 1945 in anticipation
of a chicken dinner - and Mike lived for another 4 years without
a head. Mike died from choking on a corn kernel.
» Illinois has the highest number of personalized license
plates than any other state.
» Residents of Houston, Texas lead the U.S. in eating
out - approximately 4.6 times per week.
» The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile
in every five must be straight. These straight sections are
usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
» Laredo, Texas is the U.S.'s farthest inland port.
» There is a town in Texas called "Ding Dong."
» Rugby, North Dakota is the geographical center of
North America.
» Butte County, South Dakota is the geographical center
of the U.S.
» It is illegal to get fish drunk in Oklahoma.
» The world's largest McDonalds is located on I-44
at Vinita, Oklahoma. It goes from one side of the interstate
to the other, passing over the interstate.
» Louisiana is the only state not to have counties.
They are called Parishes.
» Mississippi is the poorest state.
» Hawaii is the only coffee producing state.
» One in seven workers in Boston, Massachusetts walks
to work.
» The Boston University Bridge on Commonwealth Avenue,
Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the few places in the world
where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving
under an airplane.
» The "Dull Men's Hall of Fame" is located
in Carroll, Wisconsin.
» Gary, Indiana is the murder capital of the U.S. -
probably the world.
» Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas
as an official holiday.
» The largest NFL stadium is the Pontiac Silverdome
in Detroit, Michigan.
» Michigan was the first state to have roadside picnic
tables.
» No matter where you stand in Michigan, you are never
more than 85 miles from a Great Lake.
» Marshall almost became the state capital of Michigan
but lost by one vote in 1848.
» In 1997, Michigan became the 16th state to allow
the blind to hunt.
» The official beverage of Ohio is tomato juice
