| We hope you enjoy your visit to this forum. If you are reading this then it means you are currently browsing the forum as a guest, we don’t limit any of the content posted from guests however if you join, you will have the ability to join the discussions! We are always happy to see new faces at this forum and we would like to hear your opinion, so why not register now? It doesn’t take long and you can get posting right away. Click here to Register! If you are having difficulties validating your account please email us at admin@dbzf.co.uk If you're already a member please log in to your account: |
| Some Facts About Texas | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 31 2017, 12:47 AM (380 Views) | |
| Rockman | Mar 31 2017, 12:47 AM Post #1 |
![]()
hoighty-toighty
![]()
|
1. Sweet-water, TX Rattlesnake Roundup(without the -, word filter)![]() Every year on the second weekend of March, the town of Sweet-water, TX has a competition and fair to see which team can catch the most rattlesnakes. You know, the highly venomous death ropes. This year they caught a total of 7958 lbs. / 568 stones. Sweet-water is in the middle of nowhere west of Dallas. There is a church on every street corner. You can miss it, and you won't miss anything. 2. Approximately 90% of the world's recoverable helium is located in the ground under Amarillo, Texas. ![]() I have nothing interesting to say about this. 3. If you want to modify the weather in Texas, a law requires you to notify the county by publishing at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation ![]() It's true. https://www.license.state.tx.us/weather/weatherlaw.htm#301051 Here's the permit form. https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/weather/wxm00.pdf 4. Austin is/was home to some well known actors and musicians ![]() To name a few. 5. I work with Jared Padalecki's first cousin, in Austin. ![]() He's way less interesting than Jared. Or at least i'm told. 6. We killed JFK ![]() Or did we? 7. ... and then we killed JFK's killer... ![]() The biggest cover up of all time. 8. The state was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845 ![]() This wasn't achieved without fierce bloodshed. Remember the Alamo, in how we stole the Alamo from Mexico, in which Mexico came and slaughtered the small militia there. Texas likes to paint a story of how sad it was that we lost the Alamo. They never explain, even in public schools, who owned the Alamo first. 9. If Texas were its own country, it would have the 14th highest GDP in the World. This graph has changed over the last 10 years, edging Texas higher. 10. There are more obese adults in Texas than there are people in Minnesota. ![]() Except Austin, which was deemed one of the 20 healthiest cities in the US just recently: https://www.forbes.com/pictures/eigl45hfh/16-austin-texas/#7f90640e71ea In comparison, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranked 14th in the fattest cities in the US. https://wallethub.com/edu/fattest-cities-in-america/10532/ I blame the greasy Mexican food. ![]() |
![]() JAke is a copyright of Spazo and Pickle Flavored Fudge Pops inc. | |
![]() |
|
| Tim | Mar 31 2017, 01:53 AM Post #2 |
![]()
Forum Royalty
![]()
|
Well, that was an interesting read. So what you're saying is with the right equipment we could use that Helium to blow up Texas? (I think I'm on a watchlist now). |
![]() ![]()
| |
![]() |
|
| NinjaSushiCreative | Mar 31 2017, 08:30 AM Post #3 |
![]()
|
Petition for all snakes to now be called highly venomous death ropes |
![]() Find more of my tags at Sushi Portfolio | |
![]() |
|
| Sam | Apr 1 2017, 03:49 AM Post #4 |
|
It takes a mere second for treasure to turn to trash.
![]()
|
Fact: you're also from there. And I'm jealous Tim got to rub your bald head. |
|
WoW Legion Ending - Thank you Darker for making this into one, big incredible gif! <3 | |
![]() |
|
| DanielSan | Apr 1 2017, 08:15 AM Post #5 |
![]()
|
As a Texan I sadly didn't know some of those facts. Though none of them are surprising to me whatsoever. I did know most of the stuff, besides the helium, obese adults, and the weather thing. |
| |
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| « Previous Topic · General Discussion · Next Topic » |
| Track Topic · E-mail Topic |
4:27 PM Jul 13
|
Theme Designed by McKee91
Powered by ZetaBoards Premium · Privacy Policy































4:27 PM Jul 13