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Ironman92 Administrator
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Wed, Jan 8, 2025 6:24 PM

A thread of things you learned today


I found out James Franklin was black 🤷🏻‍♂️

Ironman92 Administrator
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Wed, Jan 8, 2025 8:01 PM

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
BRF Senior Member
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Wed, Jan 8, 2025 11:07 PM

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. 
Ironman92 Administrator
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Wed, Jan 8, 2025 11:09 PM
posted by BRF

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. 

Then you should be able to add to this 😁….learn us (or at least me)
BRF Senior Member
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Thu, Jan 9, 2025 12:04 PM

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/
brutus161 The Navy Guy
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Thu, Jan 9, 2025 12:07 PM
posted by Ironman92

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


Atlanta is closer to Canada than it is Miami
brutus161 The Navy Guy
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Thu, Jan 9, 2025 12:08 PM
posted by BRF

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/



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. 
BRF Senior Member
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Thu, Jan 9, 2025 12:16 PM
posted by brutus161

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. 

Yes, that’s another very interesting oddity.
brutus161 The Navy Guy
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Thu, Jan 9, 2025 12:18 PM
posted by BRF

Yes, that’s another very interesting oddity.


My niece is moving there later this year. I cannot, for the life of me, fathom why. 
Ironman92 Administrator
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Thu, Jan 9, 2025 12:32 PM
posted by brutus161

Atlanta 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
Ironman92 Administrator
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Thu, Jan 9, 2025 12:35 PM
posted by BRF

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/



I’ve vaguely head of the Toledo War dispute.


No clue of the Minnesota city
brutus161 The Navy Guy
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Thu, Jan 9, 2025 12:39 PM
posted by BRF

OK.  For starters, do you know about the near war between Michigan and Ohio?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War



I always said this was Ohio's first loss to Michigan because we ended up with Toledo. 
Laley23 GOAT
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Thu, Jan 9, 2025 12:41 PM

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. 
BRF Senior Member
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Thu, Jan 9, 2025 1:27 PM
posted by brutus161
I always said this was Ohio's first loss to Michigan because we ended up with Toledo. 

LOL

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