Fun Facts We Didn't Need To Know

[ColtHandorf]

Indiana's state insect is the firefly.

The state cooking implement of Texas is the Dutch oven.

 

[casportpony]

It is a place. A county in England whose county town is Gloucester (pronounced gloster)

It's also a city in Massachusetts.

 

[casportpony]

Indiana's state insect is the firefly.

I did not know that states had state insects.

 

[casportpony]

The state cooking implement of Texas is the Dutch oven.

I did not know that was a thing, lol.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I did not know that states had state insects.

Jersey's is the mosquito.

Wait, that may be the state bird...

 

[casportpony]

California was the first state of the United States to select a state insect. The Dogface Butterfly, Zerene eurydice, was officially adopted as the state insect of California in 1929.
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/buginf... Zerene eurydice,insect of California in 1929.

 

[casportpony]

Jersey's is the mosquito.

Wait, that may be the state bird...

 

[azurbanclucker]

California was the first state of the United States to select a state insect. The Dogface Butterfly, Zerene eurydice, was officially adopted as the state insect of California in 1929.
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/buginfo/state-insects#:~:text=The Dogface Butterfly, Zerene eurydice,insect of California in 1929.

Ours is the 2 tailed swallowtail butterfly

 

[Summer_]

Arent you a Hoosier?

 

[ColtHandorf]

I did not know that was a thing, lol.

I didn't until I Wikipedia-ed it a few years ago looking for something else. lol