One of the reasons series use Springfield as their location is because they do not have to say what state. It is left to the audience's imagination or preference.
There are several inaccuracies in this video: As James noticed, the longest river is all of the Missouri plus the rest of the Mississippi downstream of their confluence in St. Louis. #44 -- The 50-mile (80-km) wide Bering Strait is almost certainly too wide for continental Russia to be visible from the Alaskan mainland. It's the islands of Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (U.S.) in the middle of the Strait that are within sight of each other. #43 -- It counts as one island each the nearly 150 islands of Puerto Rico (easy mistake) and the 50+ islands of the U.S. Virgin Islands (islands plural is in the name). #27 -- Saying Nebraska is "triply landlocked" is misleading. Minnesota does not have a seacoast, but it is not "landlocked." It has access to the sea via the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. #1 -- The answer to "what state is the Statue of Liberty in?" is surprisingly complicated. You could say it's New York, New Jersey, and neither. The two states share governing responsibilities of Liberty Island with the federal government which owns the island. Northwestern Europe is warmed by the Gulf Stream Current that runs from the Gulf of Mexico to up the east coast of North America and then across the North Atlantic. Is this not common knowledge in the UK?
And if you want to be really pedantic, #38 - Mauna Kea isn't higher than Mount Everest. Mount Everest is still the highest mountain in the world, but Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world. And just to be extra confusing, Mauna Loa (which is mashed together with Mauna Kea to form the island of Hawaii) is the biggest mountain in the world. Think of it this way: A bird in flight (Everest) can be higher than a giraffe or an elephant. A giraffe (Mauna Kea) is taller than either a bird or an elephant. An elephant (Mauna Loa) is bigger than a giraffe or a bird.
@@toddhadley9002 If you really want to be pedantic you need to talk about Mt. Chimborazo in Ecuador being higher than Mt. Everest. Higher as in the top of the peak being farther from the center of the earth.
@@nanrod Yes, I'd heard there was another mountain that's farther from the center of the earth, but I couldn't remember which one. It makes sense that it's in Ecuador, as the earth bulges slightly around the equator and Ecuador has a lot of mountains. Thanks for letting me know which mountain it is.
Arizona doesn't observe Daylight Saving Time because of the summer heat. That extra daylight hour in the evening, while pleasant for most places in the US, is very nearly unbearable in AZ. Better to leave it on Standard Time so that the sun is down "earlier".
Maine is st the same latitude as Spain. The Channel Islands are at the same latitude as Newfoundland, Canada. The UK and Ireland are at the same latitude as Labrador, Canada
Here’s another geo fact. The water off the east coast is warmer than the water off the west coast of the US. The water on the east coast comes from the Caribbean via the Gulf Stream and the water on the west coast comes from Alaska via the California Current. The Gulf Stream is also the reason the UK is warmer year round than Maine.
9:23 The British Isles enjoy the benefit of the Mid-Atlantic Maritime current in the winter, keeping the winters fairly mild and damp. Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, and Vancouver, BC all enjoy this same effect from the Pacific, in the winter.
Saying Nebraska is "triply landlocked" is misleading. Minnesota does not have a seacoast, but it is not "landlocked." It has access to the sea via the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Being close to large bodies of water tends to moderate temperature extremes, and Hawaii is a bunch of islands completely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. The hotter the land gets , the stronger the breeze from the ocean cooling it off gets.
Which is also why even though Florida is technically hotter than say central NC, it feels so much more tolerable in Florida with the breeze. Central NC is only breezy during hurricanes and tornadoes. But it's humid and hot all the time. I lived in both places for many years. Currently in the Blue Ridge mountains, and it's heaven compared to literally everywhere else in the whole world that I have lived.
Kansan here Kansas City actually goes through both Kansas and Missouri. So we have Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri but yes the stadium is in Missouri. I've heard that they might be moving but haven't heard yet if they'll stay in Missouri or come to Kansas. I now live in Arizona and the ONLY part of the state that does Day Light Savings is the Navajo Indian Reservation in Northern Arizona. A lot of the reason the rest of the state doesn't do day light savings has to do with our weather. The longer the sun is out the longer we have to deal with extreme heat. It's already bad enough when it's still 100* at midnight.
All the people in the world in Texas would be packed as tight as Tokyo residents are. It's hard to get 100 degree temps when you are surrounded by water. Miami probably has 100 days a year over 90 but it has only been 100 once or twice since records began
Just to add to the Alaskan earthquake fact, the biggest magnitude earthquake occurred on March 28, 1964, in Prince William Sound at a 9.2. The largest in world history was a 9.5 in Chile.
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers are connected, however you can have connecting rivers and they are 2 different names, it's like a lake and a river, or a lake that is connected to another lake via a river, sometimes they do have the same name, it can be confusing .
@@JPMadden Correct. If normal river naming conventions were followed, the Mississippi River would turn into the Missouri river at the point where they meet, however, since Europeans traveled North America from the East Coast to the West, the Mississippi river was discovered first, and thus was given naming rights south of where the two rivers meet.
It’s just the standard naming convention that the shorter river is a tributary of the longer one. But they’re practically the same length and the Mississippi name is established so that’s the way it is.
The UK is very warm for how north it is because of the jet stream direction in the Atlantic Ocean which constantly brings "warm" water (and thus "warmer" temperatures) to the area
The Mississippi has a much greater flow rate even at St Louis so it's the main river. Yea just checked over twice the volume at St Louis. West is great but not when it comes to water volumes.
New York and New Jersey have oddly divergent land and water boundaries because they took the existence of docks into account when they settled the border.
Portraying land from a globe onto flat Decatur projection map distorts size at the poles while land masses represented near the equator are more accurate.
1:47 the Missouri River is the longest tributary of the Mississippi. It flows into the Mississippi in St Louis. The waters of both rivers take about a few miles before mixing. You can see the waters quite clearly on an overhead photo on Google Maps.
There are two Kansas Cities. Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. Most people think of KCMO when they hear or read “Kansas City.” The Town of Kansas, Missouri was established in 1850. It became the City of Kansas in 1853. Kansas City, Kansas was founded in 1872 as a merger of various towns in Wyandotte County. The funny thing is that the City of Kansas in Missouri actually changed its name to “Kansas City” in 1854 upon the creation of Kansas Territory (via the infamous Kansas-Nebraska Act-among the events leading up the Civil War). The name change was to avoid confusion between the territory and the city.
The main reason you have warmer winters in the UK despite being further north is the Gulf Stream current, which brings warmer water up the eastern coast of the US and across to Northern Europe.
Alaska is indeed the largest state in the U. S. by area and is much larger than Texas. However, Texas was the largest state for over a hundred years (1845-1959) until Alaska became a state in 1959. That's probably why many older people in the states might still say 'Texas' when asked to name the largest state. Reflecting the current quality of education in this country these days, most of the younger generation when asked this question would have no clue or else probably guess California.
@@boomhaur626 liberty island is Part of the State of New York, the island is an exclave of the New York City borough of Manhattan, surrounded by the waters of Jersey City, New Jersey
When I went to Jamaica, I learned that the loser to the equator the more regulated the temps were year round. Hawaii is probably around mid 80s all year
The reason that the UK doesn't get so cold in winter is the Gulf Stream. All that extremely warm water that creates hurricanes also make a fast track trip to flow around the UK. Wyoming is indeed (by his definition) triple land locked.
1) The Greenland ice cap melts due to global warming. 2) Surge of cold water forces the upper Gulf Stream further south. 3) Northern Europe (Britain, France, etc.) ends up with a climate like Canada's.
Northern Europe is warmer than Canada because of the Gulf Street. Cold fresh water coming from the melting of glaciers in Greenland have the potential of stopping the flow of the Gulf Stream and northern Europe will get as cold as Canada.
One fact I hoped they would share is how many states have capitals that are not their largest city. I live and work in two of them: New York (Albany, not NYC), and Vermont (Montpelier, not Burlington)
The first Capitol of the US was actually York, Pennsylvania. The Missouri River does flow into the Mississippi, as do the Ohio and Arkansas rivers et al.🤘😎❤
Last time I checked 50 miles is impossible to see, unless you are severely elevated. Into the thousands of feet. At that point it doesn't count. Something that during the McCain/Palin presidential campaign infuriated everyone with. Because as the Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin claimed that because she could "see Russia from her state" made her competent for foreign policy. Not only is that not a qualification, it's also completely inaccurate. The convo about Big Diomede and Little Diomede islands has been had before. Nautical distance has widely accepted that it's around 15-17 miles that the human eye can see unobstructed.
Yes , the Kansas City Chiefs play in Kansas City Missouri. There are two KCs that meet partially at the state line. We even have a State Line Road. KCMO is the largest and most activities are on the MO side. KCMO is also older than the state of Kansas and was named before Kansas ever became a state. And GO CHIEFS!!!!❤️💛❤️💛
Good to see you both back:) As you learn more about American food I thought you enjoy learning more about "The REAL Reason British Food has a Bad Reputation", I thought it was a good video, found it interesting.
There is also a strange little factoid about the US that you two could capitalize upon........ You can find part of the United States in England, and it isn't the embassy. You can find this tiny part of the United States at the John F. Kennedy memorial at Englefield Green, Egham, United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II donated one acre of land to the United States in 1965, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. You don't need a passport or anything as it's mostly 'symbolic' in nature, but the Queen gifted the acre in perpetuity. The memorial has 50 steps, one for each state, which lead up a small hill toward the memorial stone. Just before arriving, there is a tree branch that crosses the steps, which forces visitors to lower their heads in respect (it is an intentional act by the arborist). Anyway, there's a strange little fact about the US that has distinct ties to the UK....... I figured you might appreciate that.
Does the UK ever use or understand fractions? I'm sure most understand 1/2 (one half, 50%), probably 1/4 (one quarter, 25%), maybe 1/3 (one third, 33%). But would everyday people understand 5/8ths means 5 out of 8 pieces or 9/16ths means 9 out of 16 pieces?
A lot of these facts were presented kinda stupidly to be honest. Good example is when he said there was a small part of the Appalachians in France, when literally all of the Scottish Highlands, the Atlas Mountains in Morrocoo, and the Scandinavian Range is literally the broken up remains of the mountain range that formed the Appalachians.
It’s called a ‘bomb cyclone’ because of a large gradient drop of pressure within 24 hours - but it isn’t a hurricane. 650,000 homes in the Seattle area lost power last night because of falling trees. Just an unexpected winter storm.
Yes, the Missouri River joins the Mississippi River.
One of the reasons series use Springfield as their location is because they do not have to say what state. It is left to the audience's imagination or preference.
I think it's like 70 if you count unincorporated.
Its Springfield Oregon he used as his model. With its better half Eugene lol. you are correct part of using Springfield is there's one everywhere.
The gulf stream is what give you guys a temperate climate
And, the Atlantic Ocean sends warmer air to the UK. The cold air stays above the UK.
@@blakerhthat's what the gulf stream is.
True, but my other country, Ireland, is getting clobbered with snow yesterday & today thanks to Bert.
The Missouri and the Mississippi do touch. The Missouri flows into the Mississippi right here in St. Louis. It's why it became such a major city.
Millie laughing like I do after taking a dab.😂
The Statue of Liberty is on Liberty Island, not Ellis Island.
There's a lot of inaccuracies in this video.
The islands he's talking about in Wyoming are inside lakes
The Missouri River discharges into the Mississippi River at St Louis Missouri
Eeww discharge
There are several inaccuracies in this video:
As James noticed, the longest river is all of the Missouri plus the rest of the Mississippi downstream of their confluence in St. Louis.
#44 -- The 50-mile (80-km) wide Bering Strait is almost certainly too wide for continental Russia to be visible from the Alaskan mainland. It's the islands of Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (U.S.) in the middle of the Strait that are within sight of each other.
#43 -- It counts as one island each the nearly 150 islands of Puerto Rico (easy mistake) and the 50+ islands of the U.S. Virgin Islands (islands plural is in the name).
#27 -- Saying Nebraska is "triply landlocked" is misleading. Minnesota does not have a seacoast, but it is not "landlocked." It has access to the sea via the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
#1 -- The answer to "what state is the Statue of Liberty in?" is surprisingly complicated. You could say it's New York, New Jersey, and neither. The two states share governing responsibilities of Liberty Island with the federal government which owns the island.
Northwestern Europe is warmed by the Gulf Stream Current that runs from the Gulf of Mexico to up the east coast of North America and then across the North Atlantic. Is this not common knowledge in the UK?
And if you want to be really pedantic, #38 - Mauna Kea isn't higher than Mount Everest.
Mount Everest is still the highest mountain in the world, but Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world. And just to be extra confusing, Mauna Loa (which is mashed together with Mauna Kea to form the island of Hawaii) is the biggest mountain in the world.
Think of it this way: A bird in flight (Everest) can be higher than a giraffe or an elephant. A giraffe (Mauna Kea) is taller than either a bird or an elephant. An elephant (Mauna Loa) is bigger than a giraffe or a bird.
@@toddhadley9002 If you really want to be pedantic you need to talk about Mt. Chimborazo in Ecuador being higher than Mt. Everest. Higher as in the top of the peak being farther from the center of the earth.
@@nanrod Yes, I'd heard there was another mountain that's farther from the center of the earth, but I couldn't remember which one. It makes sense that it's in Ecuador, as the earth bulges slightly around the equator and Ecuador has a lot of mountains. Thanks for letting me know which mountain it is.
From Wyoming, you'd just need to go through Idaho and either Oregon or Washington to reach the Pacific.
If Oklahoma didn't stick it's nose where it doesn't belong, you could also do Colorado and Texas.
Arizona doesn't observe Daylight Saving Time because of the summer heat. That extra daylight hour in the evening, while pleasant for most places in the US, is very nearly unbearable in AZ. Better to leave it on Standard Time so that the sun is down "earlier".
And, as another fun fact about Monowi, Nebraska's only resident, she's also the mayor of that town too.
Maine is st the same latitude as Spain. The Channel Islands are at the same latitude as Newfoundland, Canada. The UK and Ireland are at the same latitude as Labrador, Canada
Here’s another geo fact. The water off the east coast is warmer than the water off the west coast of the US. The water on the east coast comes from the Caribbean via the Gulf Stream and the water on the west coast comes from Alaska via the California Current. The Gulf Stream is also the reason the UK is warmer year round than Maine.
The Missouri River empties into the Mississippi river!
9:23 The British Isles enjoy the benefit of the Mid-Atlantic Maritime current in the winter, keeping the winters fairly mild and damp. Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, and Vancouver, BC all enjoy this same effect from the Pacific, in the winter.
In aimple terms Warm ocean currents flows toward the UK keeping it unnaturally warm for its latitude.
I was gonna say the same thing, that uk gets the benefit of the gulf stream which carries warm air straight to you guys.
It also snows in Hawaii.
Saying Nebraska is "triply landlocked" is misleading. Minnesota does not have a seacoast, but it is not "landlocked." It has access to the sea via the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Being close to large bodies of water tends to moderate temperature extremes, and Hawaii is a bunch of islands completely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. The hotter the land gets , the stronger the breeze from the ocean cooling it off gets.
Which is also why even though Florida is technically hotter than say central NC, it feels so much more tolerable in Florida with the breeze. Central NC is only breezy during hurricanes and tornadoes. But it's humid and hot all the time. I lived in both places for many years. Currently in the Blue Ridge mountains, and it's heaven compared to literally everywhere else in the whole world that I have lived.
Kansan here Kansas City actually goes through both Kansas and Missouri. So we have Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri but yes the stadium is in Missouri. I've heard that they might be moving but haven't heard yet if they'll stay in Missouri or come to Kansas. I now live in Arizona and the ONLY part of the state that does Day Light Savings is the Navajo Indian Reservation in Northern Arizona. A lot of the reason the rest of the state doesn't do day light savings has to do with our weather. The longer the sun is out the longer we have to deal with extreme heat. It's already bad enough when it's still 100* at midnight.
Kansas City Missouri is the first one and the biggest. Also, Kansas City Missouri has more fountains than Rome Italy.
All the people in the world in Texas would be packed as tight as Tokyo residents are.
It's hard to get 100 degree temps when you are surrounded by water. Miami probably has 100 days a year over 90 but it has only been 100 once or twice since records began
Just to add to the Alaskan earthquake fact, the biggest magnitude earthquake occurred on March 28, 1964, in Prince William Sound at a 9.2. The largest in world history was a 9.5 in Chile.
I'm old enough to remember when it happened.
The Missouri River flows into the Mississippi River.
At 0:24 I thought Millie was exploding LOL
The gulf stream helps keep England warm.
Lakes is pretty much stationary where as a river flows
Good reaction! At 75, I'm still learning U.S. geography, thanks to you. 👍❤
The island that the Statue of Liberty sits on is called Liberty Island Ellis Island is a completely different on
Both of you seemed tired-silly 😊
FWIW, Liberty Island is federal land. Cheers!
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers are connected, however you can have connecting rivers and they are 2 different names, it's like a lake and a river, or a lake that is connected to another lake via a river, sometimes they do have the same name, it can be confusing .
It seems that the longest river is all of the Missouri plus the rest of the Mississippi downstream of St. Louis.
@@JPMadden Correct. If normal river naming conventions were followed, the Mississippi River would turn into the Missouri river at the point where they meet, however, since Europeans traveled North America from the East Coast to the West, the Mississippi river was discovered first, and thus was given naming rights south of where the two rivers meet.
@@MarcusSchuff That makes sense, but I don't see why it should matter. But my opinions tend to be in the minority.
It’s just the standard naming convention that the shorter river is a tributary of the longer one. But they’re practically the same length and the Mississippi name is established so that’s the way it is.
If you put all of earths population inside of Texas, every single person would have 942 ft.² of room
Coffee also grows in Florida
Coffee also grows in Puerto Rico, although not a state it is a U.S. territory
A river is defined as water current flowing. The Roe river actually has current. A lake doesn’t have currents.
The great lakes have rip currents, people drown in them every year.
I hope you guys got some good rest-you both looked pretty tired. Haha.
The UK is very warm for how north it is because of the jet stream direction in the Atlantic Ocean which constantly brings "warm" water (and thus "warmer" temperatures) to the area
The Mississippi has a much greater flow rate even at St Louis so it's the main river. Yea just checked over twice the volume at St Louis. West is great but not when it comes to water volumes.
You can walk part of the International Appalachian Trail in the UK.
Millie’s in rare form tonight and I love it. 🤣 She even had a fit of the giggles but rebounded. Hahaha
New York and New Jersey have oddly divergent land and water boundaries because they took the existence of docks into account when they settled the border.
The Atlantic curren̈t keeps the UK warmer than Maine.
Wyoming-> Idaho -> Washington or Oregon.
Don't forget to reboot your Millie if she shows any signs of software glitches❤
Yes, the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers are connected the Missouri flows into the Mississippi.
The Eastern Coast of Maine is closer to Africa than Florida. That shit still blows my mind.
Love the laughter!
Uh, the US Virgin Islands consist of three (3) islands. I can't wait to hear what other mistakes this guy makes.
Millie's laughter was so much fun and made me feel so much better. I love your reactions.
Portraying land from a globe onto flat Decatur projection map distorts size at the poles while land masses represented near the equator are more accurate.
Mercator, autocomplete.
Both of you have a really impressive knowledge of the US! I grew up in Stamford, Connecticut & it was known as the Little Apple in the ‘70s.
1:47 the Missouri River is the longest tributary of the Mississippi. It flows into the Mississippi in St Louis.
The waters of both rivers take about a few miles before mixing. You can see the waters quite clearly on an overhead photo on Google Maps.
It’s because you’re right next to the sea.
It’s why Seattle barely gets below 0 C. It’s in the middle of a rainforest-just not a tropical one
There are two Kansas Cities.
Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri.
Most people think of KCMO when they hear or read “Kansas City.”
The Town of Kansas, Missouri was established in 1850. It became the City of Kansas in 1853.
Kansas City, Kansas was founded in 1872 as a merger of various towns in Wyandotte County.
The funny thing is that the City of Kansas in Missouri actually changed its name to “Kansas City” in 1854 upon the creation of Kansas Territory (via the infamous Kansas-Nebraska Act-among the events leading up the Civil War). The name change was to avoid confusion between the territory and the city.
Nebraska is considered the most landlocked because it’s surrounded by landlocked states.
The main reason you have warmer winters in the UK despite being further north is the Gulf Stream current, which brings warmer water up the eastern coast of the US and across to Northern Europe.
You both need to watch the Animaniacs sing the state capitals! It’s fun and will help you remember!
Alaska is indeed the largest state in the U. S. by area and is much larger than Texas. However, Texas was the largest state for over a hundred years (1845-1959) until Alaska became a state in 1959. That's probably why many older people in the states might still say 'Texas' when asked to name the largest state. Reflecting the current quality of education in this country these days, most of the younger generation when asked this question would have no clue or else probably guess California.
Land locked usually means there is no water border. Ocean or river.
u are right on the last fact the water is New Jersey but the island and the statue are in New York
the island is in New Jersey, New York only owns the statue
@@boomhaur626 liberty island is Part of the State of New York, the island is an exclave of the New York City borough of Manhattan, surrounded by the waters of Jersey City, New Jersey
When I went to Jamaica, I learned that the loser to the equator the more regulated the temps were year round. Hawaii is probably around mid 80s all year
The reason that the UK doesn't get so cold in winter is the Gulf Stream. All that extremely warm water that creates hurricanes also make a fast track trip to flow around the UK. Wyoming is indeed (by his definition) triple land locked.
The river are connected. The Missouri become the Mississippi but it is still longer than the Mississippi by 1 mile.
The Missouri and the Mississippi River meet up north st. Louis. there a Ted and Pat Jones Confluence State Park there.
1) The Greenland ice cap melts due to global warming.
2) Surge of cold water forces the upper Gulf Stream further south.
3) Northern Europe (Britain, France, etc.) ends up with a climate like Canada's.
No. Wyoming has lakes big enough to have islands in the state (actually, that happens in a few states, but Wyoming more than most).
3:00 -- Love Lillie's giggle fit LOL!
Yeah, I've been in 100° weather on Montana.
This was a great video!
When you are asked a geography question just say Alaska. It looks like you will be right.
I love you guys. ❤ Always stuff about America. Cool. I like when the girl laughs! lol
The Missouri and Ohio rivers drain into the Mississippi River. There are also other rivers that drain into it.
Maine averages 1.5-3 meters of snow a year.
Nearly all the rivers in the US come together to form the MISSISSIPPI River.
I believe that rivers are tidal.
Mount Denali in Alaska is the tallest mountain on land in the world by prominence. If you don't get it look up the meaning of prominence.
Northern Europe is warmer than Canada because of the Gulf Street. Cold fresh water coming from the melting of glaciers in Greenland have the potential of stopping the flow of the Gulf Stream and northern Europe will get as cold as Canada.
One fact I hoped they would share is how many states have capitals that are not their largest city. I live and work in two of them: New York (Albany, not NYC), and Vermont (Montpelier, not Burlington)
They are connected
The first Capitol of the US was actually York, Pennsylvania. The Missouri River does flow into the Mississippi, as do the Ohio and Arkansas rivers et al.🤘😎❤
Wyoming is only 2 states away from the ocean . Idaho and Oregon
Last time I checked 50 miles is impossible to see, unless you are severely elevated. Into the thousands of feet. At that point it doesn't count.
Something that during the McCain/Palin presidential campaign infuriated everyone with. Because as the Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin claimed that because she could "see Russia from her state" made her competent for foreign policy. Not only is that not a qualification, it's also completely inaccurate. The convo about Big Diomede and Little Diomede islands has been had before.
Nautical distance has widely accepted that it's around 15-17 miles that the human eye can see unobstructed.
Goes to show the power of mass media
. Sarah Palin never even said that. That was Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live.
Parts of ancient Texas are now under Antartica.
Yes , the Kansas City Chiefs play in Kansas City Missouri. There are two KCs that meet partially at the state line. We even have a State Line Road. KCMO is the largest and most activities are on the MO side. KCMO is also older than the state of Kansas and was named before Kansas ever became a state.
And GO CHIEFS!!!!❤️💛❤️💛
Good to see you both back:) As you learn more about American food I thought you enjoy learning more about "The REAL Reason British Food has a Bad Reputation", I thought it was a good video, found it interesting.
There is also a strange little factoid about the US that you two could capitalize upon........ You can find part of the United States in England, and it isn't the embassy. You can find this tiny part of the United States at the John F. Kennedy memorial at Englefield Green, Egham, United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II donated one acre of land to the United States in 1965, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. You don't need a passport or anything as it's mostly 'symbolic' in nature, but the Queen gifted the acre in perpetuity. The memorial has 50 steps, one for each state, which lead up a small hill toward the memorial stone. Just before arriving, there is a tree branch that crosses the steps, which forces visitors to lower their heads in respect (it is an intentional act by the arborist). Anyway, there's a strange little fact about the US that has distinct ties to the UK....... I figured you might appreciate that.
Does the UK ever use or understand fractions? I'm sure most understand 1/2 (one half, 50%), probably 1/4 (one quarter, 25%), maybe 1/3 (one third, 33%). But would everyday people understand 5/8ths means 5 out of 8 pieces or 9/16ths means 9 out of 16 pieces?
Boston and Austin? What about Jackson?
and russia and alaska is closer than 55 miles apart
The UK is an Island.
I 20 is in the south, that’s wrong.
A lot of these facts were presented kinda stupidly to be honest. Good example is when he said there was a small part of the Appalachians in France, when literally all of the Scottish Highlands, the Atlas Mountains in Morrocoo, and the Scandinavian Range is literally the broken up remains of the mountain range that formed the Appalachians.
You might want to start following the news about the cyclone in California. Only happens every 10 to 15 years.
It’s called a ‘bomb cyclone’ because of a large gradient drop of pressure within 24 hours - but it isn’t a hurricane. 650,000 homes in the Seattle area lost power last night because of falling trees. Just an unexpected winter storm.
Yep Sonoma County is already flooded now too.
They are connected