FUN FACTS
At the Lincoln Monument, Lincoln's hands form the
sign language for A and L
The USS Constitution is the oldest
commissioned ship in the US inventory. It was restored and
rebottomed by a collection of pennies from school children over the
US. Every Fourth of July it is towed out into Boston Harbor
reversed, and towed back into its berth so it will weather evenly on
both sides.
The Tomb of the unknown soldier has an unknown set of
remains from WWI, WWII, Korea, but not one from Viet Nam since DNA
identification is so good that almost every set of remains have been
identified.
Both President and Mrs. Grant are buried in Grant's
Tomb.
No one is buried in the Lincoln Memorial - Lincoln was
transported back to Illinois for burial.
The Smithsonian has a
zoo. A small insect zoo.
State Trivia Greater St.
Louis Area Council
In California it is illegal to set a mousetrap
without a hunting license.
It is illegal to use lassos to catch a
fish in Tennessee.
If a man is wearing a striped suit, you cannot
throw a knife at him in Natoma, Kansas.
Places I'd rather not
live Greater St. Louis Area
Council
Paradox, New York Crapo,
Maryland Boogertown, North Carolina Spasticville,
Kansas Purgatory, Maine Rudeville, New
Jersey Boring, Oregon Dulls Corner,
Maryland Bowlegs, Oklahoma Volcano,
Hawaii Fleatown, Ohio Burnt Corn, Alabama Two
Guns, Arizona
July 4 Tom Sawyer Fence-Painting Day July 11
is National Cheer Up The Lonely Day July 15 is Respect Canada
Day July 24 is Amelia Earhart Day July 28 is National Milk
Chocolate Day July 31 is Parent's Day
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