Fun Things That You Didn't Know about Texas (23 pics)

Posted in INTERESTING       22 Dec 2015       7202       6 GALLERY VIEW

Dr Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas back in 1885.

It’s illegal to curse in front of a dead body in Texas.

Texas is the second largest state in the U.S. beaten only by Alaska.

90% of the harvestable helium in the U.S. is under Amarillo, Texas.

Texas is so big that it uses it’s own power grid instead of using either of the other two that power the east and the west of the country.

Oscar Pierce was born in Texas and is the man on the Academy Awards.

Over 1.5 million bats live underneath the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin. They typically eat around 20,000 pounds of insects every night.

The very first word ever said on the moon was “Houston.”

Texas is home to more species of bats than anywhere else in the U.S.

The population in Texas is 26 Million, but there are 14 million cattle.

Dallas-Ft.Worth has a population higher than 39 of the U.S. states.

The world’s largest parking lot is at the Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport

In Texas, there are over 90 mountains that are above a mile high.

Statistically, Texas has the most tornadoes in the country, averaging 139 every year.

A time capsule was buried in Amarillo, Texas in 1968 that contains a passbook to a bank account that had $10 deposited in it. By 2968 it is expected to have reached $1 quadrillion in value.

70% of the population of Texas lives within 200 miles of Austin, the state capitol.

Austin, Texas is the live music capitol of the world.

King Ranch is bigger than the entire state of Rhode Island.

The state of Texas produces more wool than any other states in the U.S.

The state mammal of Texas is the armadillo.

Also, there isn’t a period after the “Dr” in Dr Pepper.

Texas is the only state to have had flags from six different nations fly over it.

Texas contains the largest herd of whitetail deer in the entire country.



Advertisement


Credits:   [1] [2]


6   Comments ?
-5
1.
Glasofruix 8 year s ago
Too bad the human population is 90% of inbred bible thumping idiots.
       
2
2.
yhamster 8 year s ago
It's the population of Texas, not all the humans, you numb nut.
       
2
3.
Glasofruix 8 year s ago
Where did i say "all the humans" mr. Smartypants?
       
0
4.
Cancamuso 8 year s ago
You should mention that Texas was an independent country right before annexing to the US. During 9 years if I remember… But I'm not from there so I don't know exactly. And I think one of the flags is actually its own.
       
2
5.
yhamster 8 year s ago
#8 Seriously?
#21 Also seriously?
       
3
6.
BobbyD 8 year s ago
Haters going to hate..
       
27353641acute
belayclappingdance3dashdirol
drinksfoolgirl_craygirl_devilgirl_witch
goodgreenheartJC-LOLJC_doubledown
JC_OMG_signkisslaughingman_in_lmocking
mr47_04musicokroflsarcastic
sm_80tonguevishenka_33vomitwassat
yahooshoot
How to Build a Crypto Portfolio That Dominates the Upcoming 2024/25 Bull Run


Advertisement






Advertisement
Advertisement

Archives

2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
0000
Advertisement

How to comment

•    Don't insult other visitors. Offensive comments will be deleted without warning.

•    Comments are accepted in English only.

•    No swearing words in comments, otherwise such comments will be censored.

•    Your nickname and avatar are randomly selected. If you don't post comments for 7 days, they both are reset.

•    To choose another avatar, click the ‘Random avatar’ link.

random_banner_1