The Useless Facts Thread

#51
#51
utchatt said:
Not true

The shortest route to the closest city in Canada is 598 miles while the shortest route to Memphis is 496. I go to Canada every summer with to visit my wife's family.
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He might've meant the border and as the crow flies not citites and roads.
 
#57
#57
hey you knew Poor Valley too which surprised the heck out of me
 
#61
#61
As of a few years ago Morristown, TN was the only city in America to offer overhead sidewalks.
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#62
#62
NYYVol said:
As of a few years ago Morristown, TN was the only city in America to offer overhead sidewalks.
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I didn't know what that was, so I google-Street Viewed it and sure enough. Interesting.
 
#63
#63
salutethehill said:
I didn't know what that was, so I google-Street Viewed it and sure enough. Interesting.
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One of my fondest memories from high school was watching a drunken moron try to ride a rail on the ramp. Dude ended up with a compound fracture.
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#64
#64
NYYVol said:
One of my fondest memories from high school was watching a drunken moron try to ride a rail on the ramp. Dude ended up with a compound fracture.
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Awesome.

I was driving through downtown the other day and watch a guy let go over a cart he was pulling to pick something up and the thing took off down one of the ramps, flipped over, and sent papers flying everywhere. I chuckled.
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#65
#65
utvol0427 said:
Awesome.

I was driving through downtown the other day and watch a guy let go over a cart he was pulling to pick something up and the thing took off down one of the ramps, flipped over, and sent papers flying everywhere. I chuckled.
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It used to be a wonderful hangout for homeless folk.
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#69
#69
JayVols said:
I gotta hear the explanation on this sd...
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This is one of those ridiculous laws that get on the books for some reason. Was passed a hundred years or so ago. It may have been removed by now, but when I was in criminal justice class back in 85 the prof was talking about it. Then there's this one:
In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman is not to drive a car unless a man warns approaching motorists or pedestrians by walking in front of the car that is being driven.
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More here:
http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/tennessee
 
#71
#71
superdave1984 said:
This is one of those ridiculous laws that get on the books for some reason. Was passed a hundred years or so ago. It may have been removed by now, but when I was in criminal justice class back in 85 the prof was talking about it. Then there's this one:
In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman is not to drive a car unless a man warns approaching motorists or pedestrians by walking in front of the car that is being driven.
StrangeFacts.com >> Strange Laws

More here:
Dumb Laws in Tennessee. Crazy Tennessee Laws. We have weird laws, strange laws, and just plain crazy laws!
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That is a good law
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#72
#72
Here's a really odd one:
Lexington TN
By law, anyone who has been drinking is “sober” until he or she “cannot hold onto the ground.
 
#73
#73
In Tennessee More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.
 
#74
#74
superdave1984 said:
Here's a really odd one:
Lexington TN
By law, anyone who has been drinking is “sober” until he or she “cannot hold onto the ground.
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These are too good. I have NEVER been drunk then. My conscience is clear now. I thank you for lifting that burden from me.
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