SPAIN Spain literally means 'the land of rabbits.'
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA St. Paul, Minnesota, was originally called Pig's Eye after a man named Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant who set up the first business there.
ROADS Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A.: 1%, in Canada: 75%.
TEXAS The deepest hole ever made in the world is in Texas. It is as deep as 20 empire state buildings but only 3 inches wide.
UNITED STATES The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
WATERFALLS The water of Angel Falls (the World's highest ) in Venezuela drops 3,212 feet (979 meters).
They are 15 times higher than Niagara Falls.
So, didn't it feel good to learn something new ??
I have always said you should learn something new every day. Unfortunately, most of us are at that age where what we learn today, we forget tomorrow. But, give it a shot anyway!
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