DID YOU KNOW

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:59 pm

The Ozark National Forest covers more than one million acres.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:15 pm

WISCONSIN

The "Toilet paper Capital of the World" is Green Bay,home to the Quilted Northern brand.In 1901,Northern Paper Co. produced its first tissue. Named Northern Tissue in 1902,the product became splinter-free in the 1930s,two ply in the 1960s and quilted in the 1990s.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:10 am

In 1783 the Colbert Incident occurred at Arkansas Post. It was the only Revolutionary War skirmish in the state.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:53 am

Chocolate does not cause acne in otherwise healthy individuals...

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:45 am

Florida has the longest shoreline of any state in the conterminous United States.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:35 pm

Rapid deforestation has decreased the friction of the surface of the Earth, causing it to spin infinitesimally faster and thereby cool the air, combating global warming.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:55 am

Illinois

Encompassing about 44,000 acres Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge near Marion (pop.16,035) supports a diversity of plants and wildlife,though explosives were manufactured there during World War II.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:03 am

Arkansas became the 25th state on June 15, 1836.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:22 am

Sabula is Iowa's only town on an island.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:24 am

Born Donnabelle Mullenger in Denison,Iowa, Oscar Award-winning actress, Donna Reed, started her career at the young age of 16.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:45 am

Oaks are usually the last trees in a forest to shed their leaves.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:23 pm

Arizona is a right-to-work state. The law states no person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of non-membership in a labor organization.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:08 am

The lightning whelk is the official Texas state shell.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:56 pm

Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:24 am

The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:28 pm

Petrified wood is the official state fossil. Most petrified wood comes from the Petrified Forest in northeastern Arizona.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:30 pm

Indiana

Civil War hero and Indianapolis attorney Benjamin Harrison ran for governor in 1876 and lost.Harrison,the grandson of President William Henry Harrison,fared better when he ran for president of the United States in 1888 and won,serving from 1889-1893.

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:02 am

Iowa

Ice climbing enthusiast Don Briggs,a physical-education instructor at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls (pop. 36,145),transforms grain silos into ice-climbing venues.Students from several states compete at the Silo Summit contests each winter.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:37 pm

Kansas

Since 1912,the University of Kansas at Lawrence has sounded a steam whistle on campus to mark the end of each class hour.When the campus whistle "blew its stack" in 2003,donors replaced it with a new one.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:54 am

The Palo verde is the official Arizona state tree. Its name means green stick and it blooms a brilliant yellow-gold in April or May.