Random Things No One Needs to Know: States Edition

“Maybe one days these random facts will be useful to you…”

For Abby, Bella, Chloe, Natalie and Llis :

1. In VA It is illegal to flip a coin to see who pays for coffee.

2. VA is the Birthplace of Eight Presidents.

3. In VA no one may wash a mule on the sidewalk.

4. The first peanuts grown in the United States were grown in Virginia.

5. Virginia has been dubbed the “Internet Capital of the world”.

For Issac and Charis:

6. Every citizen in Acworth, Georgia must own a rake—by law!

7. There are at least 50 streets in Atlanta all with "Peachtree" in their name.

8. Georgia passed a law stating you cannot spread a rumor if it is false.

9. In Georgia it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

For Kinzie:

10. The name of the state is derived from the choctaw words “okla” and “humma”, meaning “red people”.

11. Oklahoma is the only state in the U.S. that produces Iodine. It is also one of the only four states that produce Helium.

12. Shopping carts were first invented and used in Oklahoma.

13. In OK one may not promote a "horse tripping event"

For Mia:

14. Riding a horse over any public highway for the purpose of racing, or testing the speed of the horse is illegal.

15. In Rhode Island It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley.

16. Rhode Island was the last of the original thirteen colonies to become a state.

17. The first circus in the United States was in Rhode Island in 1774.