One Odd Fact about the STATE you live in

[bettertomorrowamy]

I thought it might be fun to play a game where you name one odd TRUE fact about the (state/province/whatever Europeans have) that you live in.


Nebraska has the only Unicameral State Legislature in the United States.

[RVR II]

South Carolina:
It was the first state to secede from the Union to found the Confederate States of America (from the original 13 states)..
Hence; the Birth of Modern Day Redneckism!

[Junkyard]

Wisconsin voted McCarthy back in AFTER he was more or less revealed to be a drunken skumbag. He spent the rest of his term a lame duck, ostracised and restricted from all congressional groups and organizations.

[bettertomorrowamy]

Nebraska's state capitol building is nicknamed "The Penis of the Prairie".

[kodiakthejuggler]

Texas:

In a nod to astronauts, Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space.

[Bob]

Nebraska's state capitol building is nicknamed "The Penis of the Prairie".

I SO want to call no way on this!

[Bob]

Texas:

In a nod to astronauts, Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space.

I plan on taking advantage of this loophole some day.    Good old Houston.

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

Texas:

In a nod to astronauts, Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space.

You're certain Florida doesn't allow that?

[bettertomorrowamy]

Nebraska's state capitol building is nicknamed "The Penis of the Prairie".

I SO want to call no way on this!

No sir, this is a fact.
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Because of its somewhat phallic nature, the structure is most commonly nicknamed as The Penis of the Plains [2][3] , although others use the less common The Tower of the Plains

[acoletterose]

In New York it is illegal for children to pick up cigar and cigarette butts.

[Sideswipe]

Maine:

Our state bird is the black fly

[bettertomorrowamy]

Malcolm X was born in Nebraska.

[Junkyard]

[RVR II]

Side note:
My Birth City; Buffalo, NY, is Home to The Anchor Bar: Birthplace of the World Famous Buffalo Wings (Been There!)

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

Both Pat Boone (Jacksonville) and Jim Morrison (Melborne) were born in Florida.