People usually don't know saxophones were invented in Belgium, by a man called Sax
And by some people’s recollection made for Coleman Hawkins. ;-) Thanks good ness for both of them!
I'm within driving distance from Bernie Sanders' home. I could stop by and knock on his door if I wanted to. Not that I will, he's nice but I'm sure he's busy.
There's a part of Canada that's south of Crescent City, California.
Neuschwanstein (1892) is younger than the White House (1819).
We have better Smarties.
Idk how Canadian Smarties compare to Australian Smarties, but I do know that Australian Smarties are a far superior product to M&Ms, and it is a crime that M&Ms are by far the bigger brand.
That our state exists. People list off east coast states and forget ours all the time or think it's a city if they recognize the name.
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