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re: Random Knowledge/Interesting Facts

Posted on 7/24/17 at 5:46 pm to
Posted by SlapahoeTribe
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Posted on 7/24/17 at 5:46 pm to
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Reno, NV is farther west than LA and San Diego.

Because of the international dateline, Alaska is our northern most, western most, and eastern most state.

Marie Antoinette never actually said "let them eat cake." It was anti-monarch propaganda published at the time to discredit her (fake news).

ETA- There is a very small section of Panama where the sun rises on the Pacific Ocean and sets on the Atlantic Ocean. Only place in the world this occurs.
This post was edited on 7/24/17 at 5:54 pm
Posted by CrimsonTideMD
Member since Dec 2010
6925 posts
Posted on 7/25/17 at 10:47 am to
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There is a very small section of Panama where the sun rises on the Pacific Ocean and sets on the Atlantic Ocean. Only place in the world this occurs.



That's misleading.

There are places on the Azuero peninsula where the sun rises over the Pacific. And there are places--Colon, for example--where the sun sets on the Atlantic.

But no one place where it does both.
This post was edited on 7/25/17 at 10:48 am
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