Facts!Ok, so
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Facts!Ok, so
Facts!
Ok, so I was watching the news and they were doing a story on Michigan Facts. Some of them are really interesting. Here they are...
-Michigan means Great Waters and it is a Chippewa word.
-Michigan is surrounded by 4/5 of the Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Erie.
-The Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula are connected by the Mackinac Bridge.
-People who live in the Upper Peninsula are called Yoopers and people in Lower Michigan are called Trolls!
-Yoopers take up only 3% of Michigan's population!
-The first pop ever created (Ginger Ale) was in Detroit, MI.
- Henry Ford and Thomas Jefferson lived in Michigan for part of their lives.
- In Michigan, no matter where you are, you are 85 miles or less away from a Great Lake.
-In Michigan, no matter where you are, you are 6 miles or less away from water including lakes, streams, rivers...
Those are some of the most interesting facts I heard. If you have any interesting facts about your state or province, please share!
Would that be Vernor's Ginger Ale? When I was little, we'd always get it when we went to visit my grandmother in Michigan, and it was such a special treat! "Deliciously different!" Since then, I've seen it in other states, but I think Michigan was where it started. Do you know it?
Admin 1
(January 6, 2013 - 12:45 pm)
Admin 1- Yes it is Vernor's Ginger Ale and Michigan was where it started.
Did you know Vernor's Ginger Ale was created by accident? James Vernor had made a new drink and then was called off to fight in the Civil War. He kept the drink hidden, and when he returned the soda had formed!
I did a little research on it and it looks like this wasn't the first soda in the world, but probably in the United States.
Wow--cool!
(January 6, 2013 - 3:15 pm)
Florida Fact: Disney first opened on October 1, 1971.
West Virginia Facts: West Virginia is 75% forests, and West Virginia produces 15% of national coal production.
Michigan: The Mackinaw Bridge is 5 miles long, and the state reptile is the painted turtle.
(January 6, 2013 - 4:19 pm)
Being from Michigan myself, I know a lot of these, but -- oh wait HI YOU'RE FROM THE MITTEN STATE TOO. Rocky, Ash (I don't know where she's gone) and I are the only confirmed Michiganders besides you right now. This is awesome.
So I just found some random stuff about random states on Google (bless its virtual heart) and here we go:
--A city in Georgia has a fried-chicken festival every year, and forks are disallowed. And looked down upon. And stuff.
--Tennessee touches 6 other states.
--Maine is the only state to have a border with exactly one other state (New Hampshire).
--The Muppets were originally created in Mississippi.
--The Toledo strip previously belonged to Michigan, but they lost it in the Toledo War-that-wasn't-a-war. In return, we got the UP (Upper Peninsula to those not informed).
--Cars are not allowed on Mackinaw Island.
--There is no real way to spell "Mackinaw". People from Michigan will generally spell it with a "w" because it keeps people from thinking that the "ack" on the end is pronounced, but on maps and stuff it's spelled "Mackinack". BUT ALWAYS PRONOUNCED WITH THE NICE "W" SOUND.
Actually, if you want cool state/province stuff, I've heard that Quintus has made states into people. I don't know exactly how it works, but she's got all kinds of random stuff about a bunch of them and she doesn't even live in the US.
Yava says xnah. If I could make that into a Bo-worthy factoid, I would. But I can't.
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(January 6, 2013 - 4:44 pm)
:) I'm from Michigan too, except I'm a yooper.
Did you know that in the U.P. we have bomb shelters because of the ELF project? I don't know much about it, but I do know that it used the whole entire upper peninsula as an atenna.
(January 16, 2013 - 6:42 pm)
Yeah, I did, actually. I'm very into (literally) explosive government secrets like the Manhattan Project and whatnot.
Also I like cereal. Battle Creek, Michigan, is where the Kelloggs corporation started and they used to have a museum where you could learn all abou cereal and stuff and get your face put on a cereal box. Unfortunately it closed a few years ago.
(January 17, 2013 - 9:27 am)
I'm just going to copy and paste over from this website...
Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is the longest toll road in the United States.
to be granted permission to study in the People's Republic of China.
school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major
in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.
Fraternities because Delta Phi is the oldest continually operating
fraternity and Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Societies were started on the
campus.
East side with their famous extra heavy original concord wine in 1899.
of Oz". It features a yellow brick inlaid sidewalks leading to Aunti
Em's and other Oz-themed businesses. Chittenago is the location of an
annual Munchkins parade.
1789 George Washington took his oath as president on the balcony at
Federal Hall.
came to personify the United States, is buried at Troy's Oakwood
Cemetery. During the War of 1812, he stamped "U.S. Beef" on his products
which soldiers interpreted the U.S. abbreviation as meaning Uncle Sam.
The community is home to the first abolitionist group, bloomers,
marshmallows, Jell-O, French's Mustard, baby shoes, gold teeth and the
mail chute.
opened the Midwest to development and helped New York City become a
worldwide trading center.
Rochester vs. Pawtucket Red Sox in the longest game in baseball history.
The game went a total of 33 innings.
elaborate fountain for watering horses. The statue stands at the
intersection of Routes 117 and 133. D.F. Gorham, a strong supporter of
prohibition, presented it to Mount Kisco in 1907. The inscription on the
base to the statue reads "God's Only Beverage for Man and Beast."
Thanks, Gollum! I was born and raised in Rochester, NY, and I know that the park in 12. is Powder Mill Park, so I added the misssing d. It's a great place for sledding! And here's another fact of recent interest: US Olympic Swimmeer Ryan Lochte grew up in Canandaigua, NY. He still visits his grandmother there and stops at the high school to talk to its swim team.
Admin 1
(January 6, 2013 - 5:20 pm)
Wow! There's lots about New York!!!
(January 6, 2013 - 6:13 pm)
I smell Disney facts! *rubs hands evilly*
Okay, let's see. //Spoiler Alert\\ if you don't wanna know behind the scenes stuff about Disney, stop here.
Mission: Space was the first ride in theme park history to have barf bags. (I rode on it!)
Song of the South was never rereleased after the 1980s because people think it's racist. That's the movie "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" came from.
When the Little Mermaid ride at Disney World opened, they put water in the waterways that was from the 20000 Leagues Under the Sea lagoon that used to be there. They kept the water in bottles backstage until then.
The floor you walk on in the Magic Kingdom is actually the second floor. There is a place underneath called the Utilidor that is where everything technical happens. There are also break rooms down there. With ping pong tables.
When Space Mountain opened, Disney didn't do roller coasters. Since people were expecting a smooth ride, they went in with stuff they probably shouldn't have. One unlucky guest lost his dentures.
One more: the break room for the Tower of Terror cast members is between drops. Try listening to those screams during your lunch break.
//Spoiler Over\\
And yes, I did memorize all those facts. *takes a bow*
(January 9, 2013 - 10:12 pm)
Awesome! I'm such a roller-coaster junkie. I knew that thing about "Song of the South" and the Utilidor. But that's so cool.
(January 10, 2013 - 7:45 pm)
poke
(February 3, 2013 - 5:22 pm)
Melody, did you know that Matterhorn Mountain has a hidden basketball court at the top that was used by the staff during breaks?
Also, there's the whole Smellitzer thing. But that will be another post.
Sorry, WW, the images aren't showing, just blank boxes.
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TOP~~Because I really want Melody to hear about the basketball court.
(July 13, 2013 - 9:34 am)