A thread of things you learned today
I found out James Franklin was black 🤷🏻♂️
What got me thinking of this was yesterday while scrolling through X I see this known one about Atlanta being closer to Canada than southern tip of Florida…but the comments kinda had me learning and checking because I couldn’t believe/picture it
* The closest state in the US to Africa is Maine
* 70% of Canadian residents live south of Seattle
* All of South America is EAST of Michigan….can be said about Cambridge Ohio as well.
And the one is just assumed was trolling….. the northern most point of Brazil is closer to Canada than it is southern Braxil
I love maps.
Reminder….I’m a retired teacher of Social Studies.
Maps
I was thinking just today of how I should have pushed for a class to just study and learn about maps.
posted by BRFI love maps.
Reminder….I’m a retired teacher of Social Studies.
Maps
I was thinking just today of how I should have pushed for a class to just study and learn about maps.
Then you should be able to add to this 😁….learn us (or at least me)
OK. For starters, do you know about the near war between Michigan and Ohio?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War
Do you know about the piece of Minnesota that sticks into Canada?
https://kxrb.com/how-did-part-of-minnesota-get-stuck-in-canada/
posted by Ironman92What got me thinking of this was yesterday while scrolling through X I see this known one about Atlanta being closer to Canada than southern tip of Florida…but the comments kinda had me learning and checking because I couldn’t believe/picture it
* The closest state in the US to Africa is Maine
* 70% of Canadian residents live south of Seattle
* All of South America is EAST of Michigan….can be said about Cambridge Ohio as well.
And the one is just assumed was trolling….. the northern most point of Brazil is closer to Canada than it is southern Braxil
Atlanta is closer to Canada than it is Miami
posted by BRFOK. For starters, do you know about the near war between Michigan and Ohio?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War
Do you know about the piece of Minnesota that sticks into Canada?
https://kxrb.com/how-did-part-of-minnesota-get-stuck-in-canada/
There is also a town in Washington that cannot be reached by car from the United States. You can only get to it by ferry in the US or drive into it from Canada.
posted by brutus161There is also a town in Washington that cannot be reached by car from the United States. You can only get to it by ferry in the US or drive into it from Canada.
Yes, that’s another very interesting oddity.
posted by BRFYes, that’s another very interesting oddity.
My niece is moving there later this year. I cannot, for the life of me, fathom why.
posted by brutus161Atlanta is closer to Canada than it is Miami
Yeah I could see that one being close in my head….and I had seen that one before
posted by BRFOK. For starters, do you know about the near war between Michigan and Ohio?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War
Do you know about the piece of Minnesota that sticks into Canada?
https://kxrb.com/how-did-part-of-minnesota-get-stuck-in-canada/
I’ve vaguely head of the Toledo War dispute.
No clue of the Minnesota city
posted by BRFI always said this was Ohio's first loss to Michigan because we ended up with Toledo.OK. For starters, do you know about the near war between Michigan and Ohio?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War
Between Grayling and Gaylord Michigan is the 45th parallel. Halfway to the Equator and North Pole. Obviously that is just match, but it's something I always found fascinating.
posted by brutus161
I always said this was Ohio's first loss to Michigan because we ended up with Toledo.
LOL