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Definitely new about the mules for the postal service. They live at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Imagine how crowded the bottom would be if you could take a car down there!
The state was home to a completely different Burger King before there was the Burger King chain.
I didn't know that. That said, meh!
I do find the following facts interesting:
The first aquarium opened in Chicago in 1893.
The NFL's Chicago Bears were first known as the "Staley Bears." They were organized in Decatur (Illinois) in 1920. (First the Bears, now ADM! Poor Decatur.)
The Illinois state insect is the monarch butterfly. (I didn't know that.)
Illinois’ state snack food is popcorn. (I didn't know that. Garrett Popcorn FTW!)
The Illinois state insect is the monarch butterfly. (I didn't know that.)
The name "Illinois" comes from a Native American word meaning "tribe of superior men." (I didn't know this. That's almost as good as the meaning of Stalin: Man of steel.)
Literally everyone in Wisconsin (and Illinois) knows all about Wisconsin Dells and all the tourist traps, like the supposedly "shocking" upside down White House. There's also a giant Trojan Horse ohmystars!!!! And Noah's actual Ark!!!! Wow!!!!
Worst list. Fill in 12 states, use Google for the rest....zzzzzzz....
The NFL's Chicago Bears were first known as the "Staley Bears." They were organized in Decatur (Illinois) in 1920. (First the Bears, now ADM! Poor Decatur.)
The A. E. Staley company (now a part of Tate & Lyle) sponsored a football team based in Decatur that played in the APFA (now the NFL) in 1920 as the "Decatur Staleys". George Halas bought the team and moved it to Chicago in 1921, but part of the deal that allowed him to purchase and relocate the team required that he continue to use the name "Staleys" for one season. Therefore, the 1921 APFA championship was won by the Chicago Staleys. In 1922, Halas changed the name to the Bears as a counterpoint to the Chicago Cubs, with whom they shared Wrigley Field, and Bears they remain today.
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