Sunday, August 19, 2007

is she good at trivia?

y'all know the answer is yes, but did you know this:

* Texas is the only state that rejoined the union under a treaty; we can leave at any time and make our own country.

* Texas is the only state that has permission to fly the state flag higher than the US flag; while most of the time you will notice the US flag is flown higher, out of respect, the Texas flag is generally bigger.

* The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.

* Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885; there is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper.

* Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States. The name of the popular amusement park, Six Flags, was originally Six Flags over Texas.

* Texas has the largest population of white-tailed deer.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Our people don't count the confederate states as a nation.