Welcome to the native land of the Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota. Nine Native American tribes call South Dakota home, and each of them has a unique story to tell. Working together, they welcome visitors into their communities to educate and to share. Where are the Dakota Indians now? The Tribal […]
Title 18 U.S.C. § 504 prohibits the printing or publishing in actual size or actual color of any United States postage or revenue stamp, or of any obligation or security of the United States. It likewise prohibits the importation of any plates for the purpose of such printing. Is it […]
In South Dakota it is against the law to fall asleep in a cheese factory believe it or not. Make sure you catch your z’s before going to one of the five factories; but the closest one to us is Hoven, South Dakota. In North Dakota it is against the […]
Spitting is rude, but only illegal in a few places, and Goodyear, Arizona is one of them. By local ordinance, it is illegal to spit on the sidewalks, streets, and highways of Goodyear. Spitting outside of Goodyear city hall can even lead to a misdemeanor charge, punishable by a $2,500 […]
The Weirdest Laws in Every State Alabama: Confetti is illegal. wundervisuals/iStock.com. Alaska: No moose on sidewalks. Michal Sarauer/Shutterstock. Arizona: No spitting. Arkansas: Say it right. California: No nuclear bombs. Colorado: Whack your weeds. Connecticut: Pickles should bounce. Delaware: No Halloween on Sundays. What is the weirdest law in every state? […]
10 Things That Are Illegal in the US – While Semi-Automatic Weapons Aren’t Kinder Eggs (US-wide) Any children’s book printed before 1985 (US-wide) Haggis (US-wide) Toy guns (Las Vegas Strip) Dictionaries (classrooms in Southern California) Being annoying while selling ice cream (Patterson, New Jersey) What is the most illegal thing […]
It was established in 1991 with the idea of being a commuter school where most students took classes online, but it did not start classes until August 1997. What kind of school is Florida Gulf Coast University? public institutionFlorida Gulf Coast University is a public institution that was founded in […]
In 2019, Florida Gulf Coast University reported 208 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. That works out to 13.89 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 14,977. Is Florida Gulf Coast a good university? Florida Gulf Coast University is ranked #56 […]
Can tornadoes be stopped? You have to consider that the tornado is part of something bigger: the supercell thunderstorm. Unless you disrupt the supercell thunderstorm itself, you would likely have another tornado, even if you were able to destroy the first. The thunderstorm’s energy is much greater than the tornado. […]
During winter Deadly tornadoes are no exception: from 2000 to 2008, 135 of the 539 US tornado deaths occurred during meteorological winter (December through February). Tornadoes in winter may be more dangerous, since they tend to move faster than tornadoes at other times of the year. Can a tornado can […]
The 1968 Tracy tornado was an extremely powerful F5 tornado that struck Tracy, Minnesota on Thursday, June 13, 1968, at around 7 o’clock. The tornado killed nine people and injured 125 others. What was the worst tornado in Minnesota? Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornadoCloud–Sauk Rapids tornado, an F4 tornado that tore through […]
16, when a twister touched down east of Maple Plain in the year 1931. Meaning a tornado Wednesday night would clear that record mark by a month. Not only that, Minnesota has never before recorded a tornado in the months of December, January or February, according to DNR records. Was […]
Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado, an F4 tornado that tore through the cities of St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, and Rice, Minnesota, on April 14, destroying much of the town of Sauk Rapids and killing 72 people along its path. It is the deadliest tornado on record in Minnesota. Has […]
Yearly Summary in Minnesota Year # of Tornadoes Crop Damage 2019 56 $30,000 2018 57 $509,000 2017 71 $1,770,000 2016 43 $5,000 How many tornadoes does Minnesota get a year? 27 tornadoesThe state averages 27 tornadoes per year. Average annual precipitation across the state ranges from approximately 35 inches (890 […]
Minnesota earthquakes. Minnesota has one of the lowest occurrence levels of earthquakes in the United States, but a total of 20 small to moderate earthquakes have been documented since 1860. The earthquake history of the state is summarized in Figure 1 and Table 1. Has Minnesota ever had a major […]