Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Interesting Facts

Interesting facts about Indiana:
  • Oldest surviving Revolutionary War soldier buried near Crawfordsville. (Most likely was a fraud-scroll to Fruits)
  • Indiana has sever rock formations and lakes caused by Ice Age glaciers
  • In 1891 in Crawfordsville, a monster or UFO was spotted twice in the same week (though never again)
  • The most prolific American female serial killer was from Indiana
  • One of the most famous crystal skulls (think Indiana Jones) is in Northern Indiana
  • People from Indiana, as well as race tracks, trailers, and cabinets are called Hoosiers
  • Famous Hoosiers include Michael Jackson, Orville Redenbacher, Jim Davis, William Henry Harrison, and Dan Quayle
  • *update* also home to the second tallest woman in the world, and the oldest person in the world!!
Interesting facts about Rochester:
  • Buried here are: Frederick Douglas, Susan B. Anthony, and the prime suspect for Jack the Ripper
  • The lakes near Rochester were formed by receding glaciers
  • Famous Rochesterians include: Angelo Buono, Jr., Kristen Wiig, and John Jacob Bausch
  • Rochester is transected by the Genesee River, with a 100-foot waterfall in the downtown area. In 1829, a man who had successfully jumped from the Niagara Falls (twice) died jumping off this waterfall
  • The nineteenth century Spiritualism movement began in Rochester with the Fox sisters
  • Kodak was born in Rochester

1 comment:

62mockingbirds said...

oooh you can also add philip seymour hoffman to the list of famous rochestarians, he went to my high school