wrecker55
Well-known member
Thought you might enjoy this Texas trivia --
Here are some little known and very interesting facts about
Texas ...
1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles.
2. Beaumont
to Chicago : 770 miles.
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas ..
3a. Dalhart , Texas is closer to the capital of Wyoming
than to the capital of Texas ..
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.
5.
The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in
North America
built over water.
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman,
the first full-time coach for Rice University in Houston
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any
other area in
North America .
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge on the Gulf coast is the winter
home of North America 's only remaining flock of
whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeño jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900
caused by a
hurricane in which over 8000 lives were lost on Galveston
Island ..
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969,
was
" Houston .."
12. The King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode
Island ..
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US . rainfall
record of 43" in
24 hours in and around Alvin in July 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by
TREATY,
(known as the
Constitution of 1845 by Republic of Texas to enter the
union) instead of by annexation. This treaty also allows
Texas to divide into 5 states. (I can't imagine why we
would want to -- who would give up the Alamo ?)
15. A live oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500
years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no
period after Dr
in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six
capital cities:
18.1. Washington-on- the-Brazos
18.2. Harrisburg
18.3.
Galveston
18.4. Velasco
18.5. West Columbia
18.6. Austin
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S
which is
taller than the Capitol in Washington D! C. (by 7 feet).
20. The name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian word
"tejas," meaning
friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas
21. The State animal is the Armadillo. (An interesting bit
of trivia
about the armadillo is they always have four babies! They
have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have
four males or four females.
Well, I thought it was interesting anyway!)
22. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome
in Houston ..
23. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - TEXAS STYLE
People here in Texas have trouble with all those
"shalls" and "shall nots" in the ten
Commandments. Folks here just aren't used to talking in
those terms. So, some folks out in west
Texas got together
and translated the "King James" into "King
Ranch" language:
A cowboy's Ten Commandments, posted on the wall at
Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas :
( 1) Just one God.
(2) Honor yer Ma &
Pa.
(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
(4) Git yourself
to Sunday meetin'.
(5) Put nothin' before God.
(6) No foolin' around with another feller's gal.
(7) No killin'.
(8) Watch yer mouth.
(9) Don't take what ain't yers.
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's
stuff.
Now that's kinda plain an' simple don't ya
think?
Y'all have a good Day, yuh hear now ?
"THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU."
Here are some little known and very interesting facts about
Texas ...
1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles.
2. Beaumont
to Chicago : 770 miles.
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas ..
3a. Dalhart , Texas is closer to the capital of Wyoming
than to the capital of Texas ..
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.
5.
The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in
North America
built over water.
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman,
the first full-time coach for Rice University in Houston
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any
other area in
North America .
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge on the Gulf coast is the winter
home of North America 's only remaining flock of
whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeño jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900
caused by a
hurricane in which over 8000 lives were lost on Galveston
Island ..
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969,
was
" Houston .."
12. The King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode
Island ..
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US . rainfall
record of 43" in
24 hours in and around Alvin in July 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by
TREATY,
(known as the
Constitution of 1845 by Republic of Texas to enter the
union) instead of by annexation. This treaty also allows
Texas to divide into 5 states. (I can't imagine why we
would want to -- who would give up the Alamo ?)
15. A live oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500
years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no
period after Dr
in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six
capital cities:
18.1. Washington-on- the-Brazos
18.2. Harrisburg
18.3.
Galveston
18.4. Velasco
18.5. West Columbia
18.6. Austin
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S
which is
taller than the Capitol in Washington D! C. (by 7 feet).
20. The name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian word
"tejas," meaning
friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas
21. The State animal is the Armadillo. (An interesting bit
of trivia
about the armadillo is they always have four babies! They
have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have
four males or four females.
Well, I thought it was interesting anyway!)
22. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome
in Houston ..
23. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - TEXAS STYLE
People here in Texas have trouble with all those
"shalls" and "shall nots" in the ten
Commandments. Folks here just aren't used to talking in
those terms. So, some folks out in west
Texas got together
and translated the "King James" into "King
Ranch" language:
A cowboy's Ten Commandments, posted on the wall at
Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas :
( 1) Just one God.
(2) Honor yer Ma &
Pa.
(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
(4) Git yourself
to Sunday meetin'.
(5) Put nothin' before God.
(6) No foolin' around with another feller's gal.
(7) No killin'.
(8) Watch yer mouth.
(9) Don't take what ain't yers.
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's
stuff.
Now that's kinda plain an' simple don't ya
think?
Y'all have a good Day, yuh hear now ?
"THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU."
