South Carolina grew faster than any other state in the country last year, a growth rate of about 1.5 percent. Every new arrival grew up under a different set of house rules. These are the etiquette debates South Carolinians are still fighting about, sometimes with new neighbors and sometimes with family members. 1. Bringing an…
Nevada produced 73% of the nation’s gold in 2022, more than every other state combined. Many people who fly into Las Vegas picture card tables and slot machines the second Nevada comes up, never a mine. That’s just one gap between the picture in people’s heads and how Nevada works. These are the Nevada myths…
A guitarist who barely spent any time on Music Row wrote one of the biggest country hits ever credited to Nashville. Not one line came from the city. That kind of mix-up happens all over the music business, but a lot fall on Tennessee. These are the country songs everyone assumes came out of Nashville…
A recycling bin sits at the curb in Philadelphia all Labor Day morning. The garbage truck isn’t late. Philadelphia skips today’s route, and the way it reshuffles the rest of the week behind it is what catches residents off guard. These are the things shutting down in Pennsylvania today. Note: This is general information, not…
Every Tuesday night, a warehouse outside Cartersville fills with folding chairs, clipboards, and bidders who showed up for one reason. None of them wanted a used minivan. They wanted whatever the State of Georgia decided it didn’t need anymore. Much of what Georgia sells off never makes it onto a bargain hunter’s radar. These are…
A moving truck idles outside a new house in Omaha on a Friday morning near the end of April, and the title company down the street has its lights off. A sign taped to the door explains everything: Closed for Arbor Day. Nebraska invented that holiday in 1872, and state offices still take a paid…
Cannabis trackers estimate nearly 935,000 Floridians carry a state medical marijuana card. Not one of those cards means anything once a cannabis-bearing package hits a post office counter. These are the items post offices refuse to ship. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Mailability rules and fine amounts are subject to change, so…
Chainwide, Waffle House reportedly plates around 238 hash browns every single minute. Across one overnight shift, Alabama’s stretch of the chain alone moves through more of them than a lot of kitchens see in an entire week. These are the unwritten Waffle House rules Alabama’s late-night regulars follow after midnight. 1. Ordering Ahead of the…
Ask a newcomer to North Carolina which animal worries them most, and sharks often top the list. The coast logged exactly one confirmed bite last year. The animals that catch newcomers off guard are smaller, far more ordinary, and nowhere near the ocean. These are the North Carolina wildlife encounters newcomers handle horribly. Note: This…
Hotels post a rate, then the receipt at checkout adds a line few guests expected. One nightly charge can run as much as $50, stacked on top of the room rate, whether a guest uses what it claims to cover or not. Many Texas hotels still earn their reviews honestly, but even the best of…
