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by Jeffrey Kontur · Published January 29, 2014 · Last modified February 5, 2014
Silent puffs of smoke rise on the distant shores. Sailors gather at the rails to watch the cannonballs splash harmlessly into the water. Not even near enough to get their shirts wet. Laughing, they sail into the city and pillage. With the American Revolution and the War of 1812 still...
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published December 23, 2013 · Last modified February 5, 2014
Every state has an official state flower, animal, tree, slogan, etc. but where does it stop? Here’s a roundup of some pretty wacky official state symbols. Beverage: Milk (DE) Star: Dubhe (UT) Wild Animal Game Species: Gray Squirrel (KY) Saltwater Mammal: Dolphin (FL) Yacht: Courageous (RI) Crustacean: Maryland Blue Crab...