Totally random trivia…

Tools said:
4 us states have capitals that begin with the same first letter…. No cheating.
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luvflyin said:
S?
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Without looking, I believe you are correct:

Sacramento, CA
Springfield, IL
St. Paul, MN
Salt Lake City, UT

I was able to pull up a blank spreadsheet and come up with all 50 states quite easily. Capitals, well, I embarrassed myself by only getting 32 without looking... But I got the four above. The funniest part was when I started filling in the correct capitals in a different column, and Google AI said that Chillicothe was the capital of Ohio. :rofl: Better luck next time, Sparky.
 
Racerx said:
Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Oklahoma
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Ooooooh. I do believe @luvflyin and I misread the question.

And after further review, Santa Fe, NM and Salem, OR also begin with S and would have clued me in to my mistake if I had gotten them.

And after even more review, S ties with C for the most common capital letter:
Carson City, NV
Concord, NH
Columbus, OH
Columbia, SC
Charleston, WV
Cheyenne, WY
 
Here's some interstate highway trivia:

1) What four state capitals are not served by the interstate highway system?
2) What is the only interstate that splits in two separate freeways that keep the same number? (Bonus, what four major cities does it do this for?)
3) If I told you there was an Interstate 743, what three things could you tell me about it with no further information?
4) What is the only Interstate highway that goes down to two lanes (one in each direction)?
 
flyingcheesehead said:
Here's some interstate highway trivia:

1) What four state capitals are not served by the interstate highway system?
2) What is the only interstate that splits in two separate freeways that keep the same number? (Bonus, what four major cities does it do this for?)
3) If I told you there was an Interstate 743, what three things could you tell me about it with no further information?
4) What is the only Interstate highway that goes down to two lanes (one in each direction)?
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I can’t even guess without googlin’ but I’ll take a stab at 4). I think it’s probably 70 in Western Colorado which was the last piece of ‘freeway’ to be completed in the Interstate Highway System. Question if so, was Ike still alive to see his dream come true? Back to State Capital trivia. This may not still be true but it was not all that many years ago, what’s the only Capital that doesn’t have a McDonalds
 
flyingcheesehead said:
I was able to pull up a blank spreadsheet and come up with all 50 states quite easily.
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Alphabetically? ;)

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut
DelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndiana
IowaKansasKentuckyLouisanaMaine
MarylandMassachusettsMichigan
MinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontana
NebraskaNevada
NewHampshireNewJerseyNewMexicoNewYork
NorthCarolinaNorthDakotaOhio
OklahomaOregonPennsylvania
RhodeIslandSouthCarolina
SouthDakotaTennesseeTexas
UtahVermontVirginiaWahington
WestVirginiaWisconsinWyooooooooooming

(Extra credit if you can figure out the grouping.)
 
flyingcheesehead said:
Here's some interstate highway trivia:
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3) If I told you there was an Interstate 743, what three things could you tell me about it with no further information?
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It's a north-south route. It's a short segment off of I-43. Can't think of a third. Learned this when researching for a novel.
 
The first meal consumed on the moon was when Buzz Aldrin took Communion shortly after the Eagle landed.
 
Ventucky Red said:
And they are:

Razor Blade: Allegedly used to cut down the flag or to shred it into strips if necessary.
Match: Intended for burning the flag in a dignified manner, in accordance with U.S. Flag Code, should it touch the ground.
Bullet: Often said to be included for self-defense or as a last resort for the soldier to take their own life rather than allow the flag to be captured.
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100% untrue.
 
MauleSkinner said:
I just saw something that said Raiders of the Lost Ark debuted in theaters on the same day I took my Private Pilot written test…June 12, 1981.
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That was probably pretty close to when I took my written as well.
 
Half Fast said:
21%
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Water is the source of all life. Seven tenths of this Earth's surface is water. Why do you realize that 70% of you is water? And as human beings you and I need fresh pure water to replenish our precious bodily fluids.
 
Cool story, I just re-watched Braveheart, which took place 100 years after my first PPL solo.
 
MauleSkinner said:
I just saw something that said Raiders of the Lost Ark debuted in theaters on the same day I took my Private Pilot written test…June 12, 1981.
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Shockingly, at the movie's site of the holy grail, the Petra "Treasury" in Jordan, they just discovered what looks like a carpenter's chalice.
www.livescience.com

2,000-year-old tomb holding 12 skeletons found at Petra where 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' was filmed

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb containing the remains of 12 individuals at Petra in Jordan.
www.livescience.com www.livescience.com
 
^^^^ Except, it's actually the top of a jug.
 
The terms "port" and "starboard" originated when ships were steered by a rudder (steering board) affixed to the side of the hull vs the stern. For right handed people that works best when the board is attached to the right side. Steering board side. Starboard side. When you docked a ship, you didn't want to smash the steering board to pieces, so you docked on the left side of the boat (port) side.
 
flyingcheesehead said:
Here's some interstate highway trivia:

1) What four state capitals are not served by the interstate highway system?
2) What is the only interstate that splits in two separate freeways that keep the same number? (Bonus, what four major cities does it do this for?)
3) If I told you there was an Interstate 743, what three things could you tell me about it with no further information?
4) What is the only Interstate highway that goes down to two lanes (one in each direction)?
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luvflyin said:
I can’t even guess without googlin’ but I’ll take a stab at 4). I think it’s probably 70 in Western Colorado which was the last piece of ‘freeway’ to be completed in the Interstate Highway System.
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Nope. It's I-93 where it passes through Franconia Notch State Park in New Hampshire.

The last portion of I-70 was in the Glenwood Canyon, replacing US 40. It is four lanes, but it was certainly not simple to make it so and it's regarded as one of the engineering marvels of the world. Much of it has the eastbound lanes cantilevered over the river, while the westbound lanes are above it. Thus, going either direction, you can get an unobstructed view of the beautiful canyon. It's the most picturesque section of the entire Interstate highway system.
luvflyin said:
Question if so, was Ike still alive to see his dream come true?
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Eisenhower passed away in early 1969. At the time of his death, the Interstate system was far from complete, but it wasn't expected to be complete by that point either. Construction was still going strong, though, and I'm sure some of the desired economic effects were already happening, so I think Ike probably did have a chance to be proud of his accomplishment.

More totally random trivia: Ike's brother, Milton Eisenhower, had been president of Penn State in the 50s. Dwight had a farm in Gettysburg with a herd of cattle, and via his brother had connections at Penn State, in particular Dr. Herman Purdy, who helped him with his farm. My dad was a Dairy Science student at Penn State from 1959-1963, and in the 62-63 school year was president of the Alpha Zeta (agricultural fraternity) chapter there. Ike came to town for a visit and was invited to stop by the Alpha Zeta house, where my dad initiated him into the fraternity.
Ike.jpg

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"Shook", to the right of Ike, is my dad.
Domenick said:
It's a north-south route. It's a short segment off of I-43. Can't think of a third. Learned this when researching for a novel.
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And it's in the middle of the country east-west.

Interstates are even numbers for east-west and numbered south to north (I-10 goes from LA to Jacksonville, FL and I-90 from Seattle to Boston). For north-south Interstates, they have odd numbers and the numbers increase west to east (I-5 goes down the West coast and I-95 down the East coast).

Three-digit numbers start with an even number if it's a loop that returns to the original route (for example I-294 around Chicago), and an odd number if it's a spur (like I-794 to downtown Milwaukee).

As for the other two questions... The four state capitals not served by the Interstate system are Juneau, AK; Dover, DE; Jefferson City, MO; and Pierre, SD.

And the one that splits is I-35, which splits into 35E and 35W twice: 35W travels through Minneapolis, MN and Fort Worth, TX while 35E travels through St. Paul and Dallas.
 
Keeping with the recent roads theme ...

Washington State's Highway 20, the North Cascades Highway, was first approved in 1895.
Construction began in 1896.
The terrain proved so arduous its length could not be driven until 1968, and then, only by four-wheel drive vehicles.
It was not paved and open to the public until 1972.

Dropbox

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flyingcheesehead said:
Here's some interstate highway trivia:

2) What is the only interstate that splits in two separate freeways that keep the same number? (Bonus, what four major cities does it do this for?)
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Not currently a correct answer, but until 1980 or so, I-80 split in Salt Lake City, with I-80 going to San Francisco, and I-80N going to Portland.

I remember this bit of trivia because one summer when making my annual cross-country drive home from college, I got really lost in Salt Lake City. Couldn't find the split or even any signage for I-80N to save my life. I finally had to stop and ask (oh the horror!) for directions. Was told it had been renumbered since I last drove the route the previous fall. I needed I-84 to get home.
 
GaryM said:
In the 'Death Zone' at the top of Mount Everest, what percentage of the air is oxygen?
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Still 21%.

BUT, the air pressure is so low (10.5 inHg above 26kft) that the partial pressure of O2 is unable to sustain life.
 
You youngsters on the forum won't remember LPs, but here's one for my fellow senior citizens:

Approximately how many grooves, on average, are on a single side of a typical long-play phonograph record?
 
One product we all use fairly often,came about due to a lab testing failure. This product has over 600 versions in production....And yes, it does have aerospace connection.....
 
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