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Thread: Texas Trivia

  1. #1
    OMEGA_BUBBLE_JET
    Known Facts 'bout Texas
    Beaumont to El Paso: 742 miles Beaumont to Chicago: 770 miles
    World's first rodeo was in Pecos... July 4, 1883.
    The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water.
    The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full time coach for Rice University, Houston.
    Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America.
    Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
    Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
    The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900 caused by a hurricane in which over 8000 lives were lost on Galveston Island.
    The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was "Houston."
    El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas.
    Laredo is the world's largest inland port.
    Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world's largest rose garden with over 38,000 bushes with 500 varieties on 22 acres.
    The State shell is Lightning Whelk.
    King Ranch is larger than Rhode Island.
    Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43" in
    24 hours in and around Alvin in July 1979.
    Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, instead of by annexation. (This allows the Texas flag to fly at the same height as the US flag.)
    A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500 years old.
    Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
    Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period after Dr in Dr Pepper. dr pepper
    Texas has had six capital cities ...
    1. Washington-on-the-Brazos
    2. Harrisburg
    3. Galveston
    4. Velasco
    5. West Columbia
    6. Austin
    The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. (by 7 feet).
    The name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian word "tejas" meaning friends. Tejas is not Mexican for Texas.
    The State animal is the Armadillo. *
    The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston.
    *An interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies! They have one egg which splits into four and they either have four males or four females. Well... I thought it was interesting anyway!
    Omega

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    JetBoatRich
    *An interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies! They have one egg which splits into four and they either have four males or four females. Well... I thought it was interesting anyway!
    Never new that sure is interesting:wink:

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    uvindex
    (This allows the Texas flag to fly at the same height as the US flag.)
    I'm not trying to "mess with Texas" but someone didn't do their homework when making the statement above...
    Flag etiquette requires only that flags of states and other countries be flown no higher than the US flag (in other words, it is OK to fly any state flag, not just Texas, at the same height as the US flag.) The other requirement is that the US flag be placed in the position of honor - to its own right.
    If the US flag and a state flag are on the same halyard then the US flag must be above the state flag, of course.
    Interesting post.

  4. #4
    Scream
    Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
    It's not a lake, it's more like a long fat river with aligators, spanish moss and hush puppies...

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    spectratoad
    Originally posted by Scream
    It's not a lake, it's more like a long fat river with aligators, spanish moss and hush puppies...
    Now that would make for some interesting skiing. Wouldn't want to fall.

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    OMEGA_BUBBLE_JET
    Originally posted by RiverDave
    Only 2 things come from Texas... (anybody?)
    RD
    Dr Pepper and jalepeno jelly....LOL I got it in an email and thought it was interesting
    Omega

  7. #7
    dimarcobros
    Steers and queers!!!
    DMB

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    Liberator TJ1984
    Originally posted by dimarcobros
    Steers and queers!!!
    DMB
    Rather be from TEXAS than Cali. where a Queer can get Married!
    :yuk:
    California is screwing up the rest of the states....faggots and gun laws, Etc... hurry up and slide into the Ocean , do the rest of us a Favor

  9. #9
    Sleek-Jet
    The first words spoken from the surface of the moon was Buz Aldrin saying "contact light" as the probes on the Eagle lander touched the surface.

  10. #10
    dimarcobros
    Originally posted by Liberator TJ1984
    Rather be from TEXAS than Cali. where a Queer can get Married!
    :yuk:
    California is screwing up the rest of the states....faggots and gun laws, Etc... hurry up and slide into the Ocean , do the rest of us a Favor
    Valid point, but for the record that was a line from Full Metal Jacket.
    DMB

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