Has the highest point of any state along the eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida
Has more race horses than Kentucky
Highest cost of living on average in the US
Highest cost of auto insurance in the nation
Highest property taxes in the nation
Has the most "diners" in the world
New Jersey is the true home of the Statue of Liberty
First submarine ride occurred in New Jersey
Tomatoes
Produces the most blueberries and cranberries in the world
The first beer brewery in the US was in Hoboken
Electric guitar invented by Les Paul in NJ
The light bulb, the record player, movie projector and the radio were invented in NJ
First seaplane was built in NJ
The game of Monopoly has its streets named after streets in Atlantic City NJ
First baseball game was played in NJ
First NCAA football game was played in NJ - Rutgers v Princeton
First drive-in movie theater
New Jersey has both of New York's football teams
The first radio station was in Patterson NJ
The damn greaseball guineas ruin it for NJ -- all the great people from and all the great things about NJ are just ruined by a bunch of orange, duck-faced greasy-haired dagos.
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Coito ergo sum wrote:New Jersey is the true home of the Statue of Liberty
Wow. I never realised that! And Ellis Island too. Which means I can tick off another state in my list of those I've visited.
New York
Nevada
Arizona
California
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
and
New Jersey!
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Coito ergo sum wrote:New Jersey is the true home of the Statue of Liberty
Jersey claims the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island?! As someone born in NYC, I consider them fightin' words.
Google maps agrees. /argument.
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return. Salman Rushdie You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic. House MD Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view. Sandy Denny This is the wrong forum for bluffing Paco Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish! Calilasseia I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants. Twoflower Bella squats momentarily then waddles on still peeing, like a horse Millefleur