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[Busch__Latte]

97.2% of the land in Iowa is privately owned.

 

[JP4CY]

IIRC, Iowa had the largest percentage of any Union State's residents serve in the Civil War.

 

[Gunnerclone]

IIRC, Iowa had the largest percentage of any Union State's residents serve in the Civil War.

NEVER FORGET. Might have also had the most casualties per capita as well.

 

[Buster28]

Not true at all. Fresno CA has a pop the size of Des Moines and they're not on an interstate.

Fresno, city proper, is actually much larger than Des Moines: 530,000 vs 215,000. CSA is larger, too: 1,300,000 vs. 800,000. They're on California state highway 99, which is like Hwy 20 here (divided highway, but not exclusively with interchanges).

 

[Busch__Latte]

Iowa also has the most transformed landscape in the nation. Farms look natural but are not.

Yeah, my environmental science professor said that Iowa is one of the most transformed places in the world. Iowa used to be mostly grassland praries but those are hard to find now-a-days.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Yeah, my environmental science professor said that Iowa is one of the most transformed places in the world. Iowa used to be mostly grassland praries but those are hard to find now-a-days.

Thank god. Can you imagine all of the raking we would have to do on those to prevent fires?

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Up until 2008, Cedar Rapids was one of two cities in the world where the city government was headquartered on an island, the other being Paris, France.

 

[yowza]

Fayette is the only city in the country with a University but not a High School. At least that is what they claimed 20 years ago.

And in the middle of nowhere. Kids have to make their own fun there.

 

[Gunnerclone]

And in the middle of nowhere. Kids have to make their own fun there.

Thank god for opioids.

 

[JP4CY]

Carter Lake has to be pretty unique right?

 

[CycloneSarah]

The first railroad bridge to cross the Mississippi River went from Rock Island to Davenport.

 

[Stewo]

It's believed that Merle David Hay was the first American killed in WW1.

 

[Jonyrose]

In 1916, Iowa had the most growth in car ownership in the country.

 

[MeanDean]

The first Aldi grocery store in the U.S. was in Iowa City.

Burlington. Still Iowa, just not so Hawkeyie, well, excluding the newspaper.

 

[CloneGuy8]

Carter Lake should not be classified as Iowa. I have no interesting facts about the town, its just dumb it exists.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Burlington. Still Iowa, just not so Hawkeyie, well, excluding the newspaper.

Burlington per capita has the highest number of tavernhoks in the state. 100% of all hok fans are tavernhoks.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Carter Lake should not be classified as Iowa. I have no interesting facts about the town, its just dumb it exists.

There’s a strip club out there that I once spent like 6 hours at because I was flying out of Omaha airport and my flight was delayed. Think it’s called the Green Rhino.

 

[MeanDean]

Up until 2008, Cedar Rapids was one of two cities in the world where the city government was headquartered on an island, the other being Paris, France.

So you're not including Sabula? Or do you mean there is no other function of the city on the island except the government?

 

[CloneJD]

Des Moines is not in Des Moines County.
Marion in not in Marion County.
Wapello is not in Wapello County.
Keokuk is not in Keokuk County.
Cedar is not in Cedar County.
Fremont is not in Fremont County.
Jefferson is not in Jefferson County.
Monroe is not in Monroe County.
Osceola is not in Osceola County.

 

[yowza]

Thank god for opioids.

Alcohol sales have to be much higher per capita in that area.