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“West Indian manatees are large, gray aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle-shaped tail. They have two forelimbs, called flippers, with three to four nails. Their head and face are wrinkled with whiskers on the snout. The manatee’s closest land relatives are the elephant and the hyrax, a small, […]
1. Moonshine did not originate in the South, but in 18th century England! Source
2. It is thought that the name Moonshine originated from the fact that it was “brewed” beneath the moon. Apparently, there was a lot of smoke and steam involved and making Moonshine at night helped to hide the fact. Source
3. The […]
1. If you fancy your luck, you might want to visit Arkansas and keep your eyes on the ground. It’s the first state in the U.S. where diamonds have been found naturally.
2. The State insect is no other than the honeybee!
3. And here is something interesting… the State beverage is a glass of milk!
4. […]
1. Apparently there is an old city once named Petersburg ,built in the 1790s, and it is presently buried below the lake at Bobby Brown State Park. So how do they really know that it is there?? Apparently you can see the foundations when the water levels are low! Source.
2. And you thought Las Vegas […]
Don’t ask me why, because they scare me to death, but there is a certain fascination that I have with alligators. So today I thought that I would look to see just how much I don’t know!!
1. Alligators first appeared about 80 million years ago! That would probably explain their appearance. So who came before […]
1. Louisiana was named in honor of King Louis XIV.
2. Breaux Bridge is known as the “Crawfish Capital of the World”.
3. Saint Joseph’s Cemetery, the only known United States cemetery facing north-south is in Rayne.
4. Rayne is known as the “The Frog Capital of the World”.
5. The world famous “Mardi Gras” is celebrated in New […]
1. The Magnet Cove region claims to contain 102 varieties of minerals.
2. Sam Walton founded his Wal-Mart stores in Bentonville.
3. Scott Joplin, popular musician and composer, was born in Texarkana.
4. The South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato is the official state fruit and blossom. It was designated in 1987.
5. 47 hot springs flow from the […]
1. Before being known as the Palmetto State, South Carolina was known as, and had emblazoned on their license plates, the Iodine State.
2. The Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel was started in 1856 by a railroad company and is bored for more than a mile into the granite heart of fabled Stumphouse Mountain. The coming of […]
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