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== Resources & websites ==
== Resources & websites ==
* [https://www.atlasobscura.com/categories/geographic-oddities atlasobscura.com Geographic Oddities]
* [https://www.atlasobscura.com/categories/geographic-oddities atlasobscura.com Geographic Oddities]
* [https://www.joelstrait.com/geographical_oddities_of_the_united_states/#:~:text=%20Geographical%20Oddities%20of%20the%20United%20States%20,a%20portion%20of%20the%20border%20between...%20More%20 joelstrait.com Geography Oddities of the United States ]
* [https://www.joelstrait.com/geographical_oddities_of_the_united_states/#:~:text=%20Geographical%20Oddities%20of%20the%20United%20States%20,a%20portion%20of%20the%20border%20between...%20More%20 joelstrait.com Geography Oddities of the United States ]
== Geography jokes ==
=== U.S. states names ===
* What did Tennessee?
** The same thing as Arkansas
* How did Florida?
** She died of Missouri
* What did Delaware?
** She wore a New Jersey"
* What's the newest state?
** Not sure, but Alaska!
* How did Wiscon-sin?
** He stole a Nebrask-y
=== Europe ===
* I had a cousin named Lorraine. And another named Alsace.
** They never did get along.
* Cry me a river
** Sorry, Crimea is a peninsula, not a river!