14 State Nicknames That Make Zero Sense Unless You’ve Lived There
1. The Tar Heel State – North Carolina “Tar Heel” might sound like something you’d call a NASCAR pit crew […]
1. The Tar Heel State – North Carolina “Tar Heel” might sound like something you’d call a NASCAR pit crew […]
1. South of the Border – Dillon, South Carolina If your family drove down I-95, there’s a good chance you
1. Waking Up to the Rooster (or at Least No Alarm) In rural areas especially, waking up used to mean
1. Corn (Maize) Corn wasn’t just food—it was a way of life. Indigenous groups from the Iroquois in the Northeast
1. Mini Comics with Gum In the mid-20th century, certain chewing gum brands like Bazooka came wrapped with tiny comic
1. Glass Milk Bottles Once upon a time, milkmen delivered fresh milk straight to your doorstep in glass bottles. These
1. Resurrection Mary (Illinois, 1930s–Present) Resurrection Mary is Chicago’s most famous hitchhiking ghost, seen near Resurrection Cemetery since the 1930s,