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Name a fun fact about your home state. Because I am missing the food I will name this.

New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the diner capital of the world. North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world with seven major shopping malls in a 25 sq. mile radius.

Shelton 8 Dec 15
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It’s also a radical left wing gun control state that is willing to arrest gun owners who have done nothing wrong. I have no desire to ever visit there.

They are heartbroken.

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As I'm from the UK it'll be about my home county (Equivalent of state)

When the tide is in the Isle of Wight is the smallest county in the UK, when the tide is out it's the 2nd smallest πŸ™‚

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Omaha, Nebraska is home to Warren Buffet, and I kinda generally know where his house is. Omaha also has the world's largest indoor rainforest. It is at the Henry Doorly Zoo. We have CarHenge. It is the birthplace of Koolaid. It is the home of the Runza, and if you don't know what that is, it was better when I was a kid. Johnny Carson was from the state (does anyone remember him?) And President Ford was born in Omaha.

And Payton Manning made Omaha famous.... you're welcome πŸ™‚

@IamNobody Not a sports fan, my first reaction was "who?" Then it trickled on down, I've heard the name a time or two when I couldn't avoid it.

@HippieChick58 No worries, you don't have to be a sports fan. It's a joke anyway. I am sure Omaha it's famous by it's own right anyway.

@IamNobody At least Omaha thinks it is famous.

@HippieChick58 I know, I know... I didn't mean it in a bad way at all. No no nooooo…. any community, state, city in this beautiful country of us have something unique to offer

@IamNobody Yes, Omaha has some decent stuff, like the zoo and Warren. The state has some definitely unique features. There are definitely worse places to live, and I've lived in a few of them.

@HippieChick58 I hear you. Any place is what we make of it, that's how I see it.

@IamNobody Totally. And you have to bloom where you are planted, or at least decompose quietly.

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Norfolk uk apparently has the most ghosts

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Missouri, where I was born and raised, is called the "Show Me" state. It is usually used to gather evidence. If somebody makes an iffy claim, I could say, "I'm from Missouri. Show me." But some use it for other purposes. For example: "I'll bet your naked tits are beautiful. Show me."

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We are the reddest state in the nation now but are original Founders were socialists.

I’m proud that we are the reddest state in the Nation aren’t you?

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I don't think I can say that I have ever seen an actual Indian.....

What is your opinion of the Indy 500? It is worthwhile or too much noise and hype?

@HippieChick58 It's something you have to see at least once in a life time for so many reasons. Like anything else, as big as it is, it gets old like anything else. Once is probably enough. However, it's a tradition for many local and out of state families and the weekend before the event is actually a big deal for them. It's crazy time for some, sports madness to the max for others, sun and booze for youngsters... it does cover pretty much all aspects of the fun department. Highly recommended.

@IamNobody My ex was at Ft. Benjamin Harrison for several months in 1983 taking a class. They had the class in hotels across town until the weekend of the Indy, and they all had to move. I was in the town a few times, but crowds will keep me away from most places.

@HippieChick58 Actually President Harrison landmark building is now a hotel at the Fort. It's been open for a while now, more than five years I would say. That area of town is actually very nice.

@IamNobody Last time I was there was 1983. I do remember they had an awesome Children's Museum.

@HippieChick58 There's only 1 real race in Indy and it's over Labor Day.

@HippieChick58 Still running... better than ever !!!

@Secretguy It's actually Memorial day for the Indy 500 but also we have NASCAR and used to have Grand Prix and sadly we had the GPX few years but I believe it's gone now..... but yeah, INDY500 is king !!!!

@ProudMary See !!!.. I knew you are cool !!!!! πŸ™‚

@ProudMary Perhaps Geist?

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Hmmm....I think (not positive) that Pa. has the most road (miles) of any state. We certainly have the gas tax to prove it.

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Kansas is home to the world's largest ball of twine. And we also have the world's largest cow hairball.

@ProudMary We also used to have the World's largest, free, concrete, municipal swimming pool. I don't think it's free anymore though.

And it's the portal to the land of Oz! πŸ˜€

@BestWithoutGods LOL, yup, and there's even a Yellow Brick Road highway.

@sewchick57 I love Kansas. My mother's family came from Salina.

@BestWithoutGods I like Salina. I lived there for about 10 months a long time ago. We're finally getting shopping and dining choices out here past the outback. LOL

Minnesota has the first (and best) ball of twine. It was also built by one man. Incidentally my parents both grew up in Darwin and knew Francis Johnson

@Marcie1974 I think they still add to the one here. I've actually been past it a couple of times and I stopped once so the kids could check it out.

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This is the one that I've always been told Washington has all four environment types we have mountains we have oceans we have rain forest and we have deserts

Pretty cool. Have you been to each one that's there?

@gigihein as a matter of fact I have

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California is my 'home' state and it is the 5th largest economy in the world....bigger than the U.K. That just blows my mind. It is a country all on it's own.

@Shelton IKR? Mind blowing. Imaagine the power that gives being the 5Th largest. I think I could get on board the secession train on this one! πŸ˜›

California has a vibe to me that feels like home. Love San Diego area and nearby

@gigihein Yes I get the same vibes. I too love San Diego. It really is my 'home' city. ?

@patchoullijulie It isn't mine. But my daughter lived there over 3 yrs. When we first flew there the minute I stepped out of the plane, I felt I landed on my home planet.

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I don't think there's anything fun about Connecticut.

Medical weed!

Most densely forrested State in the US! We rock. ?

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Massachusetts is Weed Legal.

@Shelton Yes!
Here in Connecticut it's only medical.. But I'm betting the surrounding States will want the revenue too? ?

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Bracken Cave, near San Antonio and Austin, TX, is the summer home to the largest colony of bats in the world. Circa 1970, an observer said the bats mass was 30 miles long and 20 miles wide. They eat tons of insects every night.

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@Shelton It is.

Love bats. Must be incredible. We used to float in pool at dusk to watch bat show above eating insects attracted to flood light above the pool

@gigihein Once they start to come out of the cave, it takes hours until the last one flies away, well after dark.

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Tennessee" comes from the Cherokee Native American word, "Tana-see." This means, "The Meeting Place."

Jack Daniels Old No. 7 Whiskey, country music, minigolf, and the atom bomb were first developed here. We have 3,800 caves, and tie with Missouri as most bordered states. Almost everything shipped by truck throughout the eastern half of North America comes through here. And for a long while up until legalization in so many states we also produced the most underground herb other than California. As far as black market goes probably still do.

Cool fun facts

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Well. I was going to go with diners which I never heard of until living in NJ

@Shelton where is that? I feel like I have seen the name before.

@maturin1919 No. I lived 36 years in Florida and don't recall ever seeing a diner. Not saying there aren't any, just hadnt heard of them.

@Shelton Ok. I love Newark. My son and I always drive through to see street art on the way back from airport. Also love the area where there is all the gothic architecture.

@maturin1919 love this song, definitely heard it..but without experiencing diners like now..it didn't give me a context for it

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Texas. Not only is everything big, (yeah, that too) but we can sucede from the U.S. government at any givren time, and still have our own military, NASA, SpaceX, tacos, oil, Dell, and did I mention tacos? Yeah, okay. And we have our Mexican friends. And more tacos.

Actually, if you read up on it, we can't, and if we did, we would immediately become a third world country with no Army, no real economy, and no allies. I am also sure there are 49 other states who would be glad we left.

@Sticks48 Texas probably makes up half of the U.S. Military. ?

@SleeplessInTexas So the U.S. government is going to let Texas keep a of that equipment? Hahahahahahahaha! I think not.

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Minnesota:

Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline, more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined.

Minnesota has one recreational boat per every six people, more than any other state.

The headwaters of the mighty Mississippi River start in northern Minnesota. Pictures of my kids walking across it several years ago...

Wow. Now that is impressive. But I live being near the water. Lived near Lake Michigan as a kid.

My hometown, Duluth, MN: westernmost point on the St. Lawrence seaway; the "nose" of the wolf's head that is Lake Superior. I grew up seeing freshwater stretch as far as the eye can see, and hearing the foghorns of ore boats in the distance lull me to sleep. πŸ™‚

@stinkeye_a my oldest is currently a sophomore at UMD!! She loves it up there. Beautiful city but I don’t think I could handle staying a whole winter.

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Arizona has the most idiots

lerlo Level 8 Dec 15, 2018

No, surely that has got to be Utah? Unless an awful lot of Mormons got lost?

@LenHazell53 Well I wouldnt necessarily categorize them by religion but we have a LARGE Mormon population

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Oregon became a state on Valentine's day so if you're single on Valentine's day you can celebrate Oregon's statehood instead! (Or if you're me, hold your annual Everything Inappropriate Alternative Valentine's day party)

Remi Level 7 Dec 15, 2018

@Shelton we have contests for finish the limerick, unnecessary censorship, naughty nature (things found in nature shaped suggestively), and inappropriate food. I get prizes for the winners from Ship a Bag of Dicks ?? I think this year we will also have to watch Blazing Saddles ?

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Victoria (Australia) is Australia's second smallest state by area, but it is still slightly larger than Utah. It has 1800 km (1125 miles) of coastline.

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Queensland (Australia) home to The Great Barrier Reef which is the world’s largest coral reef system, stretching from the northern point of Queensland down to Bundaberg. The Great Barrier Reef is made up of over 3000 reefs and 600 islands. It covers approximately 344,400 km2, making it the Earth’s only living structure that can be seen from space. It is both National Heritage and World Heritage listed.

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Virginia is for lovers, haters, chronic masturbators as long as you pay your taxes, don’t use a radar detector, or curse at our most popular beach for every resident of Pennsylvania fuck our traffic up every summer getting too you might like the place

Also we’ve had the most presidents born here, the countries first coal mine, the first English settlement, was the name of most of the country for nearly 70 years, had the first slaves, had the court case that changed the rules for indentured servitude into chatted slavery, the headquarters for the confederate government, and the home of a certain political weasel known as Tim Kaine and that’s the fun stuff. ?

@Shelton Eh it can be. I grew up between Newport News, Staunton and Richmond.
And most of my adult life has been in Richmond.
Spent a year outside of Blacksburg and won’t do NORVA but just moved back to North Carolina and so far it’s ok.

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Montana, the "Big Sky" state: gave us Jeanette Rankin, first woman to hold Federal office (Representative), and the only person in Congress to vote against declaring war during WWII; pacifist and women's rights advocate.

Also Jeff Ament, bass player for Pearl Jam, builder of skateparks, and hella cool guy.

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Grew up in Michigan, that has the nation's longest freshwater shoreline.

At age 21, moved to Washington to climb mountains and stayed.

Washington has five major volcanoes as part of the Cascade Range: Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens.

@Shelton

Don't forget the Cascade Mountain Range and the Olympic Mountains of Washington State. Wonderful hiking. I love it here.

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