Did You Know?

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Did You Know?

A pipe organ was the loudest sound that could be made in the year 1600

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In 1976, the 10 billionth gallon of "Coca-Cola" syrup was produced.

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Every second, Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate.

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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.

Friday, June 09, 2006

did you know...? That Interstate 40 in Texas has different speed limits for day and night? They are 70 and 65, respectively. That Missouri has unmarked police cars that are Dodge Chargers? That I can't think of anything exciting to see in Oaklahoma except the Oaklahoma City National Memorial? That Yukon, Oaklahoma, has a water tower proclaiming it as the home of Garth Brooks? That the Painted Desert in Arizona is so beautiful that it literally takes your breath away? That seatbelts provide very good protection during car accidents, but do not provide good suntans? That Texas is so in love with itself that it has Texas-shaped grills at its first rest area in the state on I-40? That Route 66 crosses most of the Southwest and goes all the way to the Santa Monica pier? That New Mexico has signs telling you to "beware of snakes?" That New Mexico's signs warning of wind gusts say that "strong winds may exist" (it makes it sound like they could be fictional... like "ghosts may exist"...or maybe it's just me?)? That New Mexico has "Safety Cooridors," (which I feel are only near civilized places so police don't have to patrol the boonies) that impose double fines for speeding and make you turn your headlights on, then remid you to turn them off when you leave the safety cooridor? ... that's all I have for now...

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

day 1

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720 miles + rush hour in st. louis + the arch = 13 hours and 15 minutes of road trip fun!

Thus far, I have learned that: Southern Illinois and Missouri only do construction during the day. At first I thought this was weird, because in Ohio, construction people work into the night. Then I realized that we do this because we have winter. Southern Illinois and Missouri have a lot more time to smooth out their roads.

I dislike semi trucks.

I also dislike the concrete walls that divide highways.

The St. Louis Arch is a design and enginering marvel. And it's beautiful.

I like road trips with my Daddy.

There are a lot of St. ____ towns in Missouri.

The Mississippi River is unimpressive in St. Louis. And dirty.

Indianapolis is pretty small. At least that's the impression I got.

I've seen cars from 32 of the 50 states in the union, plus a U.S. Government Car AND one from Quebec and several from Ontario!

I'd like to know...

Can stick shift cars have cruise control?

Where is the "Bible Belt?"

Why are roads in Missouri given letters instead of numbers?

I answered my own question!

A Missouri Supplemental Route is a state secondary road in Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental Routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation were given in 1952 to maintain in addition to the regular state routes. The goal of the secondary highway system was to place state-maintained roads within two miles of more than 95% of all farm houses, schools, churches, cemeteries and stores. The four types of roads designated as supplemental routes are:

• Farm to market roads
• Roads to state parks
• Former alignments of U.S. or state highways
• Short routes connecting state highways from other states to state routes in Missouri

Supplemental routes make up 19,064 miles (59%) of the state highway system.

(wikipedia.com)