Week of 5-3-2013

  • Florida has more golf courses than any other state and Florida’s Palm Beach County has the most of any county in the U.S.
  • Long Island is the largest island in the United States and is home to both JFK and LaGuardia airports as well as the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
  • In the latter half of the 19th century more than 100 unpopulated islands were claimed for the U.S. under the Guano Islands Act, but only 12 remain as U.S. Territories today.
  • Levan, Utah, which is “navel” spelled backwards, got its name because it lies in the center of Utah.
  • There is a Riverside in all but 4 states, and a Centerville or Centreville in all but 5 states.
  • Oregon and New Jersey are the only states without self-serve gas stations.
  • New York City has more than 4000 street food vendors.