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