Geographical trivia
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 03:13 last edited by
Here is one about Taiwan.
For garbage collection, the garbage truck drives slowly down the streets and alleys, and the people come out with their own garbage and throw it into the back of the truck. Mostly, they come by every day at about the same time.
(PS The trucks play Fur Elise in the style of an ice cream truck so people know that they are coming. Whenever I hear the opening to that song, I think of garbage trucks in Taiwan. LOL)
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 03:59 last edited by
@taiwan_girl thats funny!
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 04:00 last edited by
The Atlantic side of the Panama Canal is further west than the Pacific side.
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 04:04 last edited by
Dr Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, married Picasso’s former partner and the mother of his two children.
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 04:11 last edited by
Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.
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Dr Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, married Picasso’s former partner and the mother of his two children.
wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 04:36 last edited by@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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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 11:48 last edited by
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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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 12:30 last edited by
Wow. I’m at 328ft and I’m less than 1/2mi from the water.
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Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.
wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 12:40 last edited by@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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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 15:54 last edited by
From Detroit, look south to see Canada.
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 16:20 last edited by
@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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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 16:29 last edited by
Reno, Nevada is further west than San Diego, CA
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 16:31 last edited by George K
@89th said in Geographical trivia:
@George-K you n00b, look at the 6th post!
But at least I posted a map.
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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?
wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 16:40 last edited by@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!
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 16:52 last edited by
Canada is closer to Africa than the USA is.
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 18:13 last edited by
I like this thread! Lots of fun and interesting things
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 18:37 last edited by
Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!
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Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!
wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 18:52 last edited by 89th@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 -
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.
wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 21:17 last edited by@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......