Cool Facts about Oregon (Where I'm going skiing tomorrow!)

1. Oregon's state flag pictures a beaver on its reverse side. It is the only state flag to carry two separate designs.
    
2. Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state.
    
3. The Columbia River gorge is considered by many to be the best place in the world for windsurfing.
    
4. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and is formed in the remains of an ancient volcano.
    
5. Oregon and New Jersey are the only states without self-serve gas stations.
    
6. Eugene was the first city to have one-way streets.
    
7. Pilot Butte, a cinder cone volcano, exists within the city limits of Bend.
    
8. At 329 feet the Coast Douglas-Fir in Oregon is considered the tallest tree in the state.
    
9. At 8,000 feet deep Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in North America.
    
10. The hazelnut is Oregon's official state nut. Oregon is the only state that has an official state nut. The hazelnut is also known as the filbert.
     
11. Oregon's state birthday is on February 14, Valentine's Day.
     
12. The "Oregon Pioneer" statue that tops the capitol building is a work by Ulric Ellerhusen. This heroic figure represents the spirit of Oregon's early settlers.
     
13. The state park system has 159 yurts located in 19 parks. Yurts are a circular domed tent suitable for camping.
     
14. Navy blue and gold are Oregon's official state colors.
     
15. The Chinook salmon is Oregon's official state fish.

Here are a couple weird phobias that I found while snooping around google. Happy Holidays!

Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting


Automatonophobia- Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being


Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched


Cynophobia- Fear of dogs or rabies


Dutchphobia- Fear of the Dutch


Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers


Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge


More Coming!

Cool facts about the Winter Solstice

Hey People of Earth! Here are some pretty neat facts I found about the Winter Solstice!

1. It lasts for only a moment in time

2. It occurs exactly when the Earth's tilt is farthest away from the sun

3. The shortest day and the longest night occur on the winter solstice

4. It's the first day of winter