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  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

    Dr Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, married Picasso’s former partner and the mother of his two children.

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    @jon-nyc said in Geographical trivia:

    Dr Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, married Picasso’s former partner and the mother of his two children.

    Jon this isn’t just any trivia!

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      Louisiana has no mountains, but we do have a hill that's called a mountain, because perspective is everything.😄

      Driscoll Mountain is in Bienville Parish and is 535 feet above sea level.

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        Wow. I’m at 328ft and I’m less than 1/2mi from the water.

        Only non-witches get due process.

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        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

          Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.

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          @Aqua-Letifer said in Geographical trivia:

          Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.

          Wow, I never knew about the KentIcky Bend until now. That’s interesting, but you said (at least) two. Is there another area as well?

          The Brad

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            From Detroit, look south to see Canada.

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              From Detroit, look south to see Canada.

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              @Copper said in Geographical trivia:

              From Detroit, look south to see Canada.

              To get from Pacific Ocean to Atlantic via Panama Canal, sail northwest.

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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                @George-K you n00b, look at the 6th post!

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                  Reno, Nevada is further west than San Diego, CA

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                    @George-K you n00b, look at the 6th post!

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                    @89th said in Geographical trivia:

                    @George-K you n00b, look at the 6th post!

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                    But at least I posted a map.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in Geographical trivia:

                      Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.

                      Wow, I never knew about the KentIcky Bend until now. That’s interesting, but you said (at least) two. Is there another area as well?

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                      @LuFins-Dad said in Geographical trivia:

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in Geographical trivia:

                      Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.

                      Wow, I never knew about the KentIcky Bend until now. That’s interesting, but you said (at least) two. Is there another area as well?

                      Not that I know of, but rivers change!

                      Please love yourself.

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                        Canada is closer to Africa than the USA is.

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                          I like this thread! Lots of fun and interesting things

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                            Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!

                            The Brad

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                            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                              Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!

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                              @LuFins-Dad said in Geographical trivia:

                              Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!

                              Yes! It's part of my favorite piece of trivia: "Which USA state is the further South, North, West, and East. The answer is

                              South: Hawaii
                              North: Alaska
                              West: Alaska
                              East: Alaska

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                              • JollyJ Jolly

                                Louisiana has no mountains, but we do have a hill that's called a mountain, because perspective is everything.😄

                                Driscoll Mountain is in Bienville Parish and is 535 feet above sea level.

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                                @Jolly said in Geographical trivia:

                                Louisiana has no mountains, but we do have a hill that's called a mountain, because perspective is everything.😄

                                Driscoll Mountain is in Bienville Parish and is 535 feet above sea level.

                                I had never checked before, but it seems I'm around 1,000 feet above sea level. I live in the Valley......

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                                  @LuFins-Dad said in Geographical trivia:

                                  Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!

                                  Yes! It's part of my favorite piece of trivia: "Which USA state is the further South, North, West, and East. The answer is

                                  South: Hawaii
                                  North: Alaska
                                  West: Alaska
                                  East: Alaska

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                                  @89th said in Geographical trivia:

                                  @LuFins-Dad said in Geographical trivia:

                                  Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!

                                  Yes! It's part of my favorite piece of trivia: "Which USA state is the further South, North, West, and East. The answer is

                                  South: Hawaii
                                  North: Alaska
                                  West: Alaska
                                  East: Alaska

                                  I had to think about the East one, but I get it.

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                                    Similarly, Greenland is further west north east and south, yes all of them, than Iceland.

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                                      Russia is so north and so wide, that two people at the same time can be in daylight on different days.

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                                        Definitely not half-wide then.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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