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If a person was born with positive qualities, he should be grateful to the Almighty. This should never become a source of arrogance, because since he did not do anything to earn those traits, he has nothing to be proud of. Who is the person who deserves great reward? Someone who had to work very hard on himself to acquire positive traits. Today, try to distinguish between the good traits you were born with, and those you've had to work to acquire.
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| Google Maps now includes Jerusalem bike trails but be careful, biking in Jerusalem very dangerous
Zev Stub  Thursday, 25 October 8:53 AM | Reply to this message at zev@janglo.net. | | Google has launched its bicycle navigation services for the first time in Israel. If so far, Google Maps users have been able to navigate by car, public transport, and walking: from now on they can also navigate by bike. This will allow them to locate regulated bicycle paths, check whether there is access to bicycles, and examine whether the trail is on the rise or fall and this taking into account the legal local transportation. The launch of the new Google Israel service is taking place in Jerusalem and other cities, due to the increase in the volume of activity and the use of bicycles (mainly intra-urban) by tens of percentage points (and in certain places by hundreds of percent). In Jerusalem, there are dozens of kilometers of organized and official bicycle paths. Among the most prominent are the central bus trail - the Jezreel Valley, which is 7.5 kilometers long, the path of the station complex - the Biblical Zoo, which is 9 kilometers long, km. Eitan Barzilai, Director of the Business and Technological Development Department of the Jerusalem Municipality, explained that "The Jerusalem Municipality has made it its goal to provide the residents with available information and to provide them with a quality user experience, and we are cooperating with the best companies in Israel and abroad. Which promotes alternative transportation in the city, enabling safe and pleasant riding, and we welcome and welcome the cooperation with Google for the benefit of the city's residents and visitors. " "Cycling in Jerusalem has been gaining momentum in recent years," said Amatzia Bloch, director of innovation at the Jerusalem Municipality's Development Administration. This is due to an increase in awareness of health and cycling, as well as the introduction of electric bicycles into the market. "The number of adult cyclists in Jerusalem, who use bicycles more than once a week, is estimated at around 20,000. There is social and community activity around the subject, and the Jerusalem municipality is investing a lot of resources in developing additional trails, in accordance with the master plan for transportation, He added. A sophisticated algorithm for finding the best route Google's new bicycle navigation service uses a sophisticated and advanced algorithm. He calculates three elements in order to give cyclists the best route for them: the location of ups and downs and their slope, locating a bicycle route and keeping the riders off dangerous roads. After weighing all the data, with an emphasis on ups and downs, the passenger receives a navigation route in the Google Maps applet with the best and shortest route for it. This is especially critical for Jerusalem cyclists, due to the many ups and downs in the city. Google's new navigation services for bicycles join the move reported by the Jerusalem Municipality last week. As part of a program funded by the Ministry of Transportation, through the master plan for transportation in Jerusalem, NIS 150 million will be invested in the next five years, paving dozens of kilometers of bicycle paths in Jerusalem. This program will create a chain of bicycle paths in Jerusalem that connects to the existing bicycle paths, which center the bicycle path in the railway track and the "Station to the Station" path that is currently paved and connects Malha Train Station to the Central Bus Station on Jaffa Street (Herzog Street and Sacher Park). Parallel to the road revolution, the Jerusalem Municipality is promoting a bike rental system through the Eden Company, which will soon be operating in the capital, in the center of the city, in the museums area and in the government compound. In the first phase, the system will include 500 bicycles that will be distributed over 50 docking stations. The Jerusalem rental system will be innovative, technological and will be operated by an application without payment facilities on the street. The docking stations themselves will be green and solid, without electricity, and a franchisee has already been selected to operate the system | |
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| |  Zev Stub Thursday, 25 October 9:11 AM | Reply to this message at zev@janglo.net. | | By the amazing Oren's Transit Page The organization of transit services in Israel can be a bit confounding to people who are not familiar with how everything comes together. It used to be that Egged basically had a monopoly in every part of the country except Tel Aviv, where the Dan Bus Company had a monopoly of its own. Both companies were overseen by the Ministry of Transportation, and they received significant subsidies from the Israeli government to support their operations. During Benjamin Netanyahu's first term as prime minister in the late 1990s, he proposed privatizing transit services and increasing competition by allowing other companies, including those that had not operated in Israel previously, to bid on tenders for specific services that would be put out by the Transportation Ministry. Egged went on strike to protest this change and brought all of Israel to a halt, but the march towards privatization and increased competition had begun. Today, the Transportation Ministry puts out tenders for companies to bid on. The company with the best bid package for that tender wins the right to operate those routes for a set number of years, at which point a new tender is made available for bidding for the next contract duration. As of this writing, there are 26 companies providing transportation services under the auspices of the Ministry of Transportation, including the Carmelit in Haifa, Citipass (which operates the Jerusalem Light Rail), Israel Railways, the Golan Regional Council (which operates the transit service in the Golan Heights) and seven bus operators in East Jerusalem. In response to a query on a Facebook group that I am a part of, I used a recent GTFS data feed download, I mapped out the starting point for each transit route in the country, and color coded those points by operator. You can see the results of that here: Operators in certain parts of the country have changed over time. For example, Ashkelon intracity lines have been operated by Dan BaDarom since 2016, but before that they were operated by Egged Ta'avurah and before that by Egged itself. The bus routes in Tiberias were operated by Connex (Veolia) until that company ceased operations within Israel, at which point those services were transferred to Afikim and are now operated by Superbus. As you play with the highlighter and filters on the map above, what patterns or trends do you see? Feel free to post any observations and/or questions you have about the map above in the comments
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| jLife | Chaya V Thursday, 25 October 1:20 PM | | | So, you've gotten an invite to your first Israeli wedding. Mazel tov, you're about to take part in an extraordinary simcha (joyous occasion), and a brand-new kind of wedding experience! If you're wondering what to expect as an honored guest, we've laid it all out for you, with our 11 tips for not only surviving an Israeli wedding but living it up to the fullest. Follow these tips, and you're bound to be the life of the party — or at least enjoy the party of a lifetime — as only Israelis know how to do. - Come HUNGRY
And we mean hungry with a capital H. Forget a measly portioned sit-down dinner, and appetizers that fit on a toothpick. Israelis go all-out at their wedding celebrations: an entire dinner-like buffet of appetizers with drinks before the ceremony even starts, followed by a full sit-down dinner including meal-sized formal appetizer, salads, main course and dessert. If you love to dance, filling up on the first round might be your best bet to allow you to get down post-ceremony without feeling any hunger pains. - Get out your checkbook and ditch the card
The logic behind this annoying ritual is that you are symbolically paying for your meal. Israelis don't have the same tradition that Western countries have where the family of the bride pays for the wedding, so your present is more like chipping in and helping the happy couple pay for the grossly expensive party, than giving a personal gift toward their future. But there's no need to buy a fancy Hallmark card. It's totally mikubal(socially accepted) to take an envelope provided at the entryway (you know, the one with the logo of the venue on it), write your message and stick your cash or check inside. Drop your envelope in the adjacent lock box, and you're good to go! - Be prepared to see the bride (and groom!) before the ceremony
Forget any wedding superstitions you may be familiar with. Except for religious couples, Israeli brides and grooms often pose for wedding photos in the afternoon before the ceremony. That means they won't miss any of the post-chuppah reception, maximizing their dance and party time. Many brides and grooms also show up during appetizers to greet guests, because who doesn't want to enjoy every part of their own wedding?  A bride and groom prepare for taking portraits prior to their wedding, in the center of Tel Aviv. Photo by FLASH90 - Prepare for the traditional to meet the untraditional
It may sound confusing, but when it comes to Israeli weddings, it's perfectly normal for a secular couple to have a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) rabbi lead the ceremony. Alternatively, it's common for religious Israelis to rock out to Jewish house or techno music during their wedding party. Religious couples may request that you abide by a modest dress code and their weddings often have gender-separated dancing (and sometimes dining). But you never know what to expect. With Israeli millennials you can count on all kinds of wacky surprises, for instance a formal ceremony followed by a pool party at a villa — keeping it traditional yet casual at the same time. - Pucker up, and if you're not a germophobe, drink from the communal cup
Don't be startled — as soon as the groom smashes the glass and the ceremony ends, it's not uncommon for the DJ to play a popular modern Israeli song at brain-smashing volume. Simultaneously, you might find yourself trampled by the wave of guests rushing up to the chuppah to kiss the newly married couple. Go with the flow, and get ready to kiss someone who's just been kissed by 600 friends and relatives (get a jump on the crowd, and you could be No. 5 instead of 500). And only for the truly brave: Take a sip from the ceremonial wine cup that the bride, groom and immediate family drank out of during the wedding ceremony. It's considered good luck! - Give your feet a breather and loosen your tie
Some may dress to the nines for an Israeli wedding, but it's also totally cool to dress in, well, whatever you want. It's not uncommon to see one person in a cocktail dress with heels, and another in shorts and flip-flops. Many Israeli grooms don't even wear a tie or a suit jacket. We suggest leaving your stilettos at home (we're not exaggerating when we say your Havianas will do), or at the very least bringing along your flip-flops for the dancing. By the same token, loosening your tie, or maybe just leaving it at home all together, will help you fit in with the crowd and make you feel more comfortable for the happy occasion. - Leave your sweet tooth at home
More often than not, there is no wedding cake at Israeli weddings —gasp! This is partly because kosher wedding venues and meat-based meals usually mean a spread of pareve (non-milk-based) desserts instead of a buttery cake. It's also because what many Westerners think of as the best part of a wedding just isn't a custom here. Stick it in the category with other things you might miss at an Israeli wedding, including a bridal party in awkward bridesmaid dresses, and a father-daughter dance. But in the end, all of these missing elements just allow for more fun time for guests, and less ceremony. Get your tears out during the chuppah, where it really counts. - Get ready to imbibe and leave your cash at home
Israeli weddings can feel more like a club than a family event — if clubs had an open bar and no last call. Drinks are typically served all night, free of charge, and you might even get bottles of soda, wine and maybe even vodka on the table, allowing you to relax and feel like a guest instead of a paying customer lining up to buy a watered-down drink. Just make sure you have a designated driver to help you get home safely at the end of the night, which could end up being quite late (Israeli weddings typically take place on weeknights after work). - Buy some ear plugs
So we said that Israeli weddings are like clubs, but I bet you didn't think we meant literally. Think again! It seems like an Israeli rite of passage to have wedding music so loud and so techno/house/dance oriented, that Grandma might need to be treated for PTSD afterwards. It's not uncommon to see a baby or two as well, sleeping peacefully under a wall of high-volume white noise, often equipped with highly effective earplugs. Carry a pair in your pocket and pop them in when it becomes too much, or else enjoy the ringing in your ears for a full day afterwards. - Work on your dance moves
Yea, we already mentioned it a million times, but it's hard to overlook the fact that Israeli weddings are all about the dancing. Best brush up on your dance moves before the big day, and we aren't talking about the Electric Slide kind. Learn some classic Israeli wedding songs like this one and perfect that perplexing go-to Israeli dance move that involves rocking out while alternating lifting your forearms up to chest level, palms open and exposed. - Get your smile on
Israeli weddings are big happy family affairs. You won't find the phrase "no children allowed" on an Israeli wedding invitation (which, by the way, is customarily handed out or WhatsApped only a few weeks or days before the marriage). So get your smile on. If Israelis do one thing well it's unabashedly showing their genuine happiness for their friends and family. Be prepared for a lot of smiles, laughs and good vibes. And say "cheese" for the photo magnet souvenir you'll take home! | |
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38 Folk Sayings From the Talmud  Occasionally, the sages of the Talmud quote Jewish folk sayings in Aramaic, preceding them with the words hainu de'amri inshi, "This is what people say…" Despite their simplistic exterior, these pithy sayings convey great depth and spiritual insight, from which the sages derived much wisdom. Here is a sampling of these quotes culled from the Talmud and adapted into English. Each quote is accompanied by a few explanatory notes, some of which are taken from the context of where the quote is cited, and some of which are the compiler's own conjecture.
On Raising Children  1. The quality of a cucumber can be recognized when it is still a blossom. 1 Many of a person's traits are already visible in their earliest years. 2. The prattle of a child is either from his father or from his mother. 2 Children adopt the language and attitudes they are raised with. The entire family of Miriam bat Bilga, a woman from a priestly clan who spoke against G‑d, was penalized. Why? Because her harsh and blasphemous words did not appear in a vacuum. They were the result of the mocking and cynical atmosphere of her childhood home. 3. The ewe follows the ewe; the daughter's actions are the same as her mother's. 3 Rabbi Akiva's wife married him when he was a simple shepherd and encouraged him to study Torah. Their daughter then did the same for her husband, Ben Azzai, who became a scholar. The sages quote this adage, noting that children learn compassion from their parents. On Human Nature  4. A pot belonging to partners is neither hot nor cold. 4 When more than one person is responsible for something, it is common for neither to take responsibility. It is for this reason, say the sages of the Talmud, that shared spaces are most likely to be neglected. 5. A single sharp pepper is better than a basketful of gourds. 5 No matter how many gourds a person may acquire, he will not be able to extract anywhere near the amount of flavor of a single pepper, rich in flavor. In the same vein, one strong argument is worth more than an array of weak ones. 6. In the spoon that the carpenter himself made, the mustard will burn his palate. 6 Sometimes we are our own worst enemies, setting ourselves up in messes only we ourselves could have possibly created. 7. Either a friend or death. 7 Life without peers is not worth living. We need social interaction to live meaningfully. Likewise, once a person has lived to the point that they no longer have friends, even death becomes a welcome respite. 8. He who has been bitten by a snake is scared of a rope. 8 The traumatic experiences of our past can be reconjured by the simplest triggers. 9. In my town I am known by my name. When away, I am known by my clothing. 9 When away from home, clothing takes on more significance, as it signals to others who we are and how we view ourselves. In Babylon, the Talmudic scholars were particular to wear identifiable garb so that people would recognize them as scholars. 10. From the fat of the unlucky person, the weasel and the cat make a wedding. 10 The weasel and the cat are natural rivals. Yet, when there is fat from which they can both benefit, they set aside their animus to enjoy the bounty. Similarly, a common foe often leads human enemies to set aside their differences and work together peacefully. 11. A hungry dog will even eat dung. 11 When we are desperate, we are easily drawn to solutions that we know will never work, like dung that cannot nourish. It is crucial to remember that dung is dung, no matter how hungry we may become. 12. One whose family member has been hanged will not say "hang a fish for me." 12 Words have power. The same words that can be completely neutral to one person can be biting and painful for another. 13. Poverty follows the poor. 13 At times it seems as if one misfortune has a habit of dragging more misfortune on its unfortunate heels. 14. When a camel tries to get horns, his ears are cut off. 14 It is important to know our limits. When we pursue that which is not due us, we lose that which is rightfully ours. Advice for Life  15. If you have a fault, be the first to say it. 15 The effort to keep something secret can be more scandalous than the blemish itself. Honesty and forthrightness are often rewarded with acceptance and forgiveness. 16. Don't throw stones into the well from which you drank. 16 Always be kind to those from whom you once benefitted. 17. Sell your herbs in a place where herbs grow. 17 Competition may be fiercer than in a place where herbs are unknown, but at least there will be purchasers who understand and appreciate the benefits of your wares. 18. Use an expensive goblet today; tomorrow let it break. 18 Often we are so worried about what might happen that we do nothing at all. Holding onto a set of expensive cups but never using them lest they break is a perfect example. Sometimes, it is wise and prudent to take risks. 19. Mix feed for an ox, mix feed for oxen. 19 If you're doing a favor for one person, try to include others in need of the same favor. Once a person goes to the effort and expense of feeding a single ox, to prepare for another is not nearly as big an effort. On Dealing With Difficult People  20. Whether you are right or wrong, don't swear. 20 Even though it is technically allowed, and often the only way a person can defend his good name, it is always best not to take an oath. 21. Don't do favors for evildoers, and no evil will befall you. 21 An indiscriminate favor can end up biting the hand of the benefactor. 22. From your debtor, take straw. 22 A precursor to "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." If your debtor offers you payment, even if it is in the form of undesirable straw, take it, lest you get nothing at all. Sometimes, second best is the best available option. 23. If your nephew becomes a policeman, steer clear of him in the marketplace. 23 Having a person of authority too intimately aware of your business can lead to no good. 24. Even when you're minding your own business, your enemy feels threatened. 24 Sometimes we perceive things to be threats even when they are entirely innocuous. An enemy sees vicious plotting even behind the most innocent stroll. 25. If an ox runs and trips, a horse is put in its place. 25 Less-than-ideal relationships are often hard to break. An ox is far superior to a horse in strength. Yet, when the ox is not available, the master has no choice but to use a horse for his work. And once that happens, the master becomes accustomed to the horse and finds it difficult to switch back to an ox. 26. Better to be cursed than to curse. 26 The innocent recipient of a curse knows that he himself has done nothing wrong. The same cannot be said for the one who heaped harsh words upon another. Furthermore, the sages note that the curses a person dispenses ultimately return to their giver and become true for him. On Effort  27. According to the camel is its load. 27 A load that is small for one camel may overwhelm another. In the same way, each person must give charity according to their means, not comparing their offerings to those of others. 28. Sixty runners run and do not reach the person who ate in the morning. 28 Eating a hearty breakfast gives a person the energy he or she needs to face the day with vigor, optimism, and strength. 29. If you lift the load with me, I will be able to lift it; and if you will not, I won't lift it. 29 The effort of two people equals more than the sum of each person's strengths added together. When we support each other, we can all accomplish more than we could on our own. On Marriage  30. One who takes revenge due to his zealotry destroys his own house. 30 Revenge may feel good in the short term, but it is the avenger that ends up suffering. 31. If your wife is short, bend down and whisper to her. 31 As every married man learns, his wife generally has wise words to share—worth listening to, even if it means humbling himself. 32. When our love was strong, we could have lain on the blade of a sword. Now that our love is not strong, a bed of sixty cubits is insufficient. 32 Rav Huna overheard a passerby using this comparison and understood that the same truth applies to G‑d and Israel. When we were spiritually attuned, we merited to be together with G‑d in the confines of the Tabernacle. Today, however, there is no place in the world that can contain Him. 33. If a dog barks at you, stay; if a female dog barks at you, leave. 33 The woman is the mainstay of the house, and she has the final say on who may stay and who must leave. On Spirituality and the Soul  34. A thief standing at the entrance of the tunnel calls out to G‑d. 34 A precursor to "there are no atheists in foxholes," this adage tells us that everyone, even a thief, calls out to G‑d in his or her time of need. 35. A single coin in an empty flask makes the most noise. 35 When a person rises above a family history of ignorance and apathy toward study Torah, the contrast is immediately apparent. 36. Shake off the salt, and throw the meat to the dog. 36 Even the choicest of foods becomes tasteless without salt. Similarly, it is the divine spark, the soul, that gives life to the body. Once the soul departs, all that is left is a lifeless body of flesh and bone. 37. Wine belongs to the master. Thanks goes to the waiter. 37 In the Talmud, this is quoted as a fact of life. But it is also a question. Can it be that the wine belongs to the master but people still give credit to the waiter? Fools fail to recognize that the waiter is but an agent of the master, and that currying favor with the lowly waiter will not get them anything. G‑d is the Master of the Universe, but pagans foolishly worshiped his inanimate agents, the celestial bodies, and other natural phenomena. 38. A myrtle among thorns is still called a myrtle. 38 Even if a person sins, surrounding his soul with thorns and bramble, the essence of the soul remains pure and untainted. Footnotes 8. Shir Hashirim Rabbah 1:14. 20. Jerusalem Talmud, Shavuot 6:5.  Rabbi Menachem Posner serves as staff editor at Chabad.org, the world's largest Jewish informational website. He has been writing, researching, and editing for Chabad.org since 2006, when he received his rabbinic degree from Central Yeshiva Tomchei Temimin Lubavitch. He resides in Chicago, Ill., with his family. Painting by Chassidic artist Zalman Kleinman. © Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further, provided that you comply with Chabad.org's c |
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When You Are About to Give Up  "You do your bit, and G‑d will do the rest." Sometimes, you're trying so hard to do the right thing, and you can't see the fruit of your labor. You wonder if it's worth the effort, time and thought when the results are just not what you were expecting. Suppose, for example, you are a school parent arranging aWhy can't things just work out? parent-teachers evening because you believe that it will benefit the school community. You've put hours of thought into it, planning all the details of the food, venue, program and invitations. The special evening is scheduled in two days' time. You started a while ago, and at this point, you can count on one hand the parents and teachers who have sent you a response at all—some of these responses simply an "unable to attend." "Why can't things just work out? Where is everyone?" You hope there won't be an embarrassing flop of an evening that you put so much into. The clock keeps ticking, and you start hearing a nagging voice inside. "Why bother with this? Just cancel the whole thing!" Surely, if nobody else really cares for the evening, then there is no reason for you to go out of your way for it? Here's some encouragement to stay positive, reaffirm your decision to go with your plans and believe that somehow G‑d will make it all work out. Imagine this: A 99-year-old man, Abraham, is recovering after his circumcision. It could have been the perfect time for him to relax and take it easy. Yet being the genuinely good person that he was, he was desperate to host guests, despite his pain and weakness. G‑d, loving and considerate as only a father can be, decided to set the sun's temperature to the max, so that no wanderer would dare brave a trek in the broiling desert. Abraham would then be spared the burden of hosting guests and have the opportunity to recover. Abraham could have accepted G‑d's favor, "Oh, thank you, G‑d! How kind of You to let me rest!" Instead, however, he was disappointed that nobody was around. Abraham loved hosting guests; it was part of his very being. Post circumcision or not, young or old, Avraham yearned for an opportunity to be kind to another person. Determined as ever—and knowing the almost-impossible chances of a passerby venturing out in the blazing heat—he sat himself down outside his tent, waiting for guests. "I will sit here until somebody comes." And you know what G‑d did? The same loving, considerate G‑dSometimes, doing our bit means having faith in the unimaginable who turned the sun on high for Abraham to rest now sent him angels to be his guests. Angels would survive the heat, and Abraham would be satisfied! Avraham did his bit, and G‑d did the rest. Sometimes, doing our bit means having faith in the unimaginable. In the unlikely. And not just stopping there, at believing in our dreams. Sometimes, doing our bit means going out of our tent, our comfort zone, and demonstrating our determination to do all we can to turn that hope into our reality. Still, if we truly believe in our mission and want to succeed, if we ignore all possible excuses that G‑d has given us, maybe He will send some angels our way, too. G‑d can do anything. Let's do our bit. Gitty Adler lives in London, England, where she co-directs Chabad on the South Bank with her husband. © Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further, provided that you comply with Chabad.org's copyright policy |
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Some very interesting stuff about AMERICA
More people live in New York City than in 40 of the 50 states. The word "Pennsylvania" is misspelled on the Liberty Bell. There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover all of North and South America in one foot of liquid. There's a town in Washington with treetop bridges made specifically to help squirrels cross the street In 1872, Russia sold Alaska to the Unites States for about 2 cents per acre. It would take you more than 400 years to spend a night in all of Las Vegas's hotel rooms. Western Michigan is home to a giant lavender labyrinth so big you can see it on Google Earth. There's an island full of wild monkeys off the coast of South Carolina called Morgan Island, and it's not open to humans. There's enough concrete in the Hoover Dam to build a two-lane highway from San Francisco to New York City. Arizona and Hawaii are now the only states that don't observe daylight savings time. Boston has the worst drivers out of the nation's 200 largest cities. Kansas City has the best drivers. (no surprise) Kansas produces enough wheat each year to feed everyone in the world for about two weeks. Oregon's Crater Lake is deep enough to cover six Statues of Liberty stacked on top of each other The Empire State building has its own zip code. (Benton, NH shares one with another town) The Los Angeles Coroner's Office has its own quirky gift shop called Skeletons in the Closet. The Library of Congress contains approximately 838 miles of bookshelves—long enough to stretch from Houston to Chicago. At 46 letters, Massachusetts's Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggcha ubunagungamaugg has the longest place name in the U.S. (even though it's based on a joke). (Reputed to mean: You fish on your side, I'll fish on mine and nobody fishes in the middle) In 1922, a man built a house and all his furniture entirely out of 100,000 newspapers. The structure still stands today in Rockport, Massachusetts. The entire Denver International Airport is twice the size of Manhattan. In 1893, an amendment was proposed to rename the country to the "United States of Earth." A highway in Lancaster, California plays the "William Tell Overture" as you drive over it, thanks to some well-placed grooves in the road The total length of Idaho's rivers could stretch across the United States about 40 times. The town of Centralia, Pennsylvania has been on fire for 55 years. (coal in the ground) The one-woman town of Monowi, Nebraska is the only officially incorporated municipality with a population of 1. The sole, 83-year-old resident is the city's mayor, librarian, and bartender. The entire town of Whittier, Alaksa lives under one roof. The number of bourbon barrels in Kentucky outnumbers the state's population by more than two million. Montana's Glacier National Park has a canine "bark ranger" that helps herd wildlife away from high-traffic areas. You can watch more than 100 ponies swim to Chincoteague Island every year in Virginia. In 1943, the temperature in Spearfish, South Dakota jumped 49 degrees in two minutes (-4°F to 45°F), one of the most drastic changes on record. The world's tiniest park is in Portland OR, measuring a mere two feet wide. The inventor of the Ouija board lived and died in Baltimore; his tombstone stands as a reflection of his achievement. The biggest signature in human history belongs to Texas farmer Jimmie Luecke. The two-mile landmark can be seen from space. There are around 5,000 commercial airplanes flying over the United States at any given time. Only one-third of all $100 bills are actually inside the United States. In Colma, California the dead outnumber the living by nearly 1,000 to 1. The smallest county in the U.S., Kalawao County on the Hawaiian island of Moloka'i, is also a leprosy colony where a few former patients still live. South Florida is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles coexist in the wild. |
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