#Stuff November 17
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The idea for todayās post was prompted when I engaged in a conversation with our mail carrier. She shared with me the challenges of her job which included weather, dogs, weekend deliveries for Amazon, and what to do with aĀ nixieĀ (30 Day Vocabulary Challenge). I just figured I would share with readers some STUFF.
In no particular order here it goes just some random STUFF.
- During the recent warm spell, my gas pack heater has not been utilized. I pondered how long Natural Gas has been used to heat homes. I did not know the following:
- In about 1000, B.C., the famous Oracle at Delphi, on Mount Parnassus in ancient Greece, was built where natural gas seeped from the ground in a flame.
- The first commercialized natural gas occurred in Britain.
- In 1785, the British used natural gas produced from coal to light houses and streets.
- In 1816, Baltimore, Maryland used this type of manufactured natural gas to become the first city in the United States to light its streets with gas.
- There are hundreds of rivers in the United States that flow from South to North
- Here is a list including the French Broad River in NC/TN
- There are Diamond Mines in the United States -I did not know that
- The #1 Selling Item at Wal-Mart is bananas
- Each region of the country at Thanksgiving has a favorite side dish-Had no idea that Alaska goes for a Hash Brown Casserole
- In 1960 the most popular toy of the year was the Etch-a-Sketch
- President George W. Bush was first American President to run a marathon-He finished the 1993 Houston Marathon in a time of 3 hours, 44 minutes, and 52 seconds.
- In 2012 a study said that only .5 of 1% of the American population has completed a marathon.
So that is the end of my STUFF.
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