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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. […]
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1. November 11, 1965: Walt Disney announces Florida Project. I don’t know if this is true or just a family legend, but apparently my Aunt and Uncle were approached about investing in Walt Disney World. Knowing that much of Florida was swamp, they said no thanks. […]
Okay, this is the house that I want. No doubt about it!! There is just something about a staircase that looks like that and I can picture us sipping Mint Julips on the verandah. But, unfortunately, the house isn’t for sale. It was was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974, so that […]
A little trivia for a Sunday afternoon…
The last time I bought four bottled Margaritas, no one asked to see any identification and I didn’t think anything of it, but all of that is about to change in the State of Tennessee. The next time you try to buy beer in that state, be prepared to […]
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 […]
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 world’s largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula.
2. The world’s largest cactus plantation is in Edwards.
3. The first nuclear submarine built in the south was produced in Mississippi. (My daughter has this thing for submarines for some reason. She’s going to want to […]
“From gaudy lawn art to flamboyant shirts, flamingos have certainly inspired us. But how much do you really know about these large pink birds?”
Actually there was a lot that I didn’t know… like the fact that in captivity they receive nutrients that will maintain their gorgeous pink coloring. I wonder what wild birds eat to […]
If you are in the Chattanooga area, you might want to check out Ruby Falls. It’s a 45 foot waterfall on Lookout Mountain and be sure that you take advantage of the fact that you can walk behind the falls. Now how cool is that? But it gets better! Ruby Falls is actually inside Lookout […]
Swallow Falls State Park, Maryland
1. Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, was born in Baltimore and attended Saint Mary’s Industrial School.
2. Annapolis is known as the sailing capital of the world.
3. On June 24,1784, in Baltimore, 13-year old Edward Warren went airborne in the first successful manned balloon launch in the United States. […]
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