1000 Facts about the United States (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780244007294)

In California, it's illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license. There's a competition in Delaware where contestants shoot pumpkins out of cannons. Hawaii is considered to be the happiest state. Grand Central Station in Chicago has more radiation than is allowable at a nuclear power plant. Iowa has the highest literacy rate in the country. Kansas means "South Wind." In Connecticut, a pickle isn't a pickle unless it bounces. There was a hurricane in Mississippi that was so powerful, it cut an island in two. Women aren't allowed to dress up as Santa Claus in Minnesota. The largest snowflake ever landed in Montana. There's a museum dedicated to roller skating in Nebraska. It's illegal to kiss someone in Nevada if you have a moustache. Basketball, volleyball, marshmallow fluff and the birth control pill come from Massachusetts. There's a town in Maryland called Chevy Chase. There's a group of blue-skinned people who live in Kentucky.

Author: James Egan
ISBN-10: 0244007292
ISBN-13: 9780244007294
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 05/12/2017
Pages: 170
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.25w x 0.36d