spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoThe Sunshine State is #1 in fatal crashes at intersections, with more than three times as many deadly intersections (257) as the next highest state, Arizona (82)stacker.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1204
arrow-up1204external-linkThe Sunshine State is #1 in fatal crashes at intersections, with more than three times as many deadly intersections (257) as the next highest state, Arizona (82)stacker.comspiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoThey’re the Lone Star state, since they’re the only state with a standing legal option to split into five separate states whenever they want. Lots of logical state nicknames out there.
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoIts cause they think they were the only state that was independent from the US before becoming a part of it, ya know ignoring Vermont, California, and fucking Hawaii which wasnt just independent it was a whole ass kingdom and nation state.
They’re the Lone Star state, since they’re the only state with a standing legal option to split into five separate states whenever they want.
Lots of logical state nicknames out there.
Its cause they think they were the only state that was independent from the US before becoming a part of it, ya know ignoring Vermont, California, and fucking Hawaii which wasnt just independent it was a whole ass kingdom and nation state.