From America with love:
Some fun facts about USA
Did you know…
-The world’s tallest battle monument is found in Houston, Texas
-The world’s highest roller coaster is located in Ohio.
-The world’s first atomic bomb was set off in New Mexico during 1945.
-The first US capital was New York City.
-The center of North America is in the town of Rugby, North Dakota.
-The center of the U.S. is in the town of Castle Rock, South Dakota.
-Bagdad, California once had no rain for 2 years!
-Boulder, Colorado is the only city in the U.S. to own a glacier.
-The wettest place in the world is Mountain Waialeale in Hawaii.
-Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee.
-More breakfast cereal is made in Battle Creek, Michigan than any other city in the world.
-Montana has 3 times more cattle than people.
-Death Valley is the lowest point in the U.S.
-Alaska has a longer coastline than all the other 49 states put together.
-The Four Corners region is the only point at which 4 states come together.
-Maine makes more toothpicks than any other state.
-The first U.S. Mint was in Pennsylvania.
-The first night baseball game was played in Cincinnati, Ohio.
-California grows more food than any other state.
-The smallest state has the longest name!
-More Revolutionary War battles were fought in South Carolina than in any other state.
-The oldest public building in the U.S. is in New Mexico.
-In Nebraska, you can still see the tracks of wagons over 100 years ago!
-Maine sees the sunrise before the whole U.S. every day.
-The biggest popcorn plant is located in Iowa.
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