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"After their European tour, [the Siamese Twins] returned to the United States and settled down as farmers in North Carolina, adopting the name of Bunker. When 44 years of age they married two sisters, English women, twenty-six and twenty-eight years of age respectively."

http://tinyurl.com/56m2cf

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"Top ten states ranked by rate (per 100,000) of reported STD cases: United States, 2006 Gonnorhea 1 Mississippi (257.1) 2 South Carolina (242.5) 3 Louisiana (240.6) 4 Alabama (234.0) 5 Georgia (216.8) 6 North Carolina (199.4) 7 Delaware (176.0) 8 Missouri (175.9) 9 Ohio (167.4) 10 Tennessee (162.6)"

http://www.avert.org/stdstatisticusa.htm



What are some other NC facts?

8/31/2008 9:19:01 PM

hahaha all the STD states are southern

8/31/2008 9:21:58 PM

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"NC Addition "

8/31/2008 9:23:22 PM

makes you wonder if the south teaches quality sex ed?


Also since we're talking NC & one of my hometown's few claims to fame:

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"Mount Airy was also the home of the famous Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng Bunker (1811–1874)"

-wiki

Mt. Airy is aka Mayberry, home town of Andy Griffith, & is the basis for the Andy Griffith show. And half our bell tower is built out of Mt. Airy granite, which is the world's largest open faced granite quarry.


I went on elementary school field trips here.

8/31/2008 9:25:22 PM

lol yeah I realized my mistake after hitting the post button

^ What did you guys do on the field trips? Just look at the granite or did they let you play with stuff?



[Edited on August 31, 2008 at 9:28 PM. Reason : .]

8/31/2008 9:27:39 PM

makes you wonder if the south teaches quality spelling edumaction?

^yeah we looked around, walked across a lot of it, talked about how famous it makes our small town, and we all got to take a few pieces home of different types, shapes, and colors that we found ourselves. not the worst field trip i ever went on in maybery.

[Edited on August 31, 2008 at 9:29 PM. Reason : .]

8/31/2008 9:28:51 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putt-Putt

8/31/2008 9:29:35 PM

I hear we're like the 4th leading marijuana producing state in the nation.

8/31/2008 9:30:58 PM

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"Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in stores, restaurants and from vending machines. The drink was first made in the 1890s by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern, North Carolina."

-wiki

8/31/2008 9:31:05 PM

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"hahaha all the STD states are southern"

is because of all the black people

8/31/2008 9:31:17 PM

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"When playing Putt-Putt, a player finishes a hole before the next player takes his first putt. In miniature golf, typically, each player takes his first putt, then the player farthest from the hole takes his second putt, as in real golf."

My friends and I never played the putt putt way at putt putt. Oops.

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"Talamore also holds a unique distinction as for instituting the first llama caddy program. It is indeed a great experience to have one of these precious animals escort you around the links. It certainly makes for an unforgettable day!"

http://www.talamoregolfresort.com/llamacaddy.html

8/31/2008 9:35:18 PM

I had a great uncle with a llama farm... that was a fun place to go as a kid too, as was the Bright Leaf drive in theater which was close to a sonic like drive in fast food place

8/31/2008 9:40:09 PM

I miss drive in theaters



http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/millie-christine/millie-christine.html

8/31/2008 9:45:34 PM