Ask a Connecticut resident what county they live in, and watch them pause. The state abolished county government back in 1960. So, towns handle the schools, the roads, and the taxes a county runs everywhere else. These are the things Connecticut residents are tired of explaining to everyone else. Note: This is general information, not…
In-N-Out showcases six items on what it calls its “not so secret” menu. The order board out front lists none of them. You can only find them online. A first-timer in California who never checked In-N-Out’s website orders a plain burger and fries, then wonders what they missed. These are the In-N-Out mistakes that mark…
Florida elementary schoolers have raised more than $2 million putting their own crayon-and-marker art on license plates that end up bolted to a stranger’s bumper. Grown adults drive around with a fifth grader’s manatee drawing bolted to their bumper. Only someone who sat through Florida public school thinks that’s the most normal thing in the…
Ask a Georgia driver what the state grows best, and “peaches” comes back before the question even finishes. That answer feels like common sense. It’s also not the full picture. These are the numbers behind Georgia’s Peach State name that don’t match the reputation the way people assume. How Georgia Earned Its Nickname Georgia’s reputation…
Quick, no peeking at your phone: What’s your child’s phone number? A national survey found 82% of parents can’t recite it from memory anymore. That number used to live in your head. Now it lives in a contacts app. These are the things Alabamians used to memorize that a phone now remembers for them. 1….
A tour guide in Charleston stops the group outside an old jail cell and starts the same story locals have repeated for generations. But is it true? Here’s a two truths and a lie game that checks eight South Carolina ghost stories against the record. Each round below hands you three claims about the story,…
Well into the 1980s, Pennsylvania teachers could paddle a smart-mouthed kid without so much as a warning. State law didn’t ban the practice for decades, so Pennsylvania kids learned early to watch what they said in class. These are the back-to-school rules Pennsylvania kids in the ’70s and ’80s followed without question, corporal punishment included….
About 300 miles of river separate Georgia from South Carolina, and that hasn’t settled a single argument between residents of those two states. From the football field to the barbecue pit, these are the arguments Georgians and South Carolinians will never settle. 1. Who Grows More Peaches Georgia stamps a peach on its license plates…
Tennessee borders eight other states, tied with Missouri for more neighbors than any state in the country. Certain foods and drinks locals consume change at nearly every one of those lines. A dish that’s second nature in Memphis can draw a blank stare two hours up the road in Nashville. Neither one means much once…
Many longtime Washington residents repeat the state’s rain reputation right along with tourists. The numbers don’t back it up the way people assume, though. That’s just the first of many facts Washingtonians get wrong about their own state. Note: This is general information about Washington tax and sales-tax law, not financial or legal advice. Rates…
