30 Factoids Every Reader Should Know
(There will be a quiz next period.)
Seven Things You Don’t Know About Reed
He’s into the original Star Wars trilogy.
When he was eleven, he was bitten by five wasps and had to go to the hospital.
His favorite flavor of ice cream is mint chocolate chip.
He’s messy.
He wants to be a doctor when he grows up.
He can make fettucine alfredo.
His favorite beach down the Shore is Belmar.
Five Things You Don't Know About Lonnie
Five Things You Don't Know About Ronnie
She took guitar lessons when she was nine, but it hurt her thumb too much.
She hates ice cream.
She wants to be a marine biologist when she grows up.
She met famous Jersey deejay Big Joe Henry of NJ-101.5-FM last year at the New Jersey Barbecue Festival (he’s the only deejay visible from space).
Thirteen Things You Don't Know About New Jersey
It’s the Diner Capital, Car Theft Capital, and Shopping Mall Capital of the country.
It’s the most densely populated state in the U.S.
It has the oldest seashore, including some of the nation’s most famous, Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, and Cape May.
We hosted the first submarine ride in the Passaic River by inventor John P. Holland.
Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Zach Braff, John Travolta, Ray Liotta, Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon, Janine Garafolo, Danny DeVito, Joe Pesci, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Jon Stewart, Jerry Lewis, Redman, Das EFX, Naughty by Nature, Sugar Hill Gang, Lords of the Underground, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifa, Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Tom Cruise, Bruce Willis, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, and Frank Sinatra all lived here.
The light bulb, record player, and motion picture projector were invented by Thomas Edison in his Jersey laboratory at Menlo Park.
The properties in Monopoly® are named for the streets of Atlantic City, which has the longest boardwalk in the world.
We have the tallest water tower on Earth.
We invented pork roll, baseball, college football, and the drive-in theater.
We have the most toxic waste dumps of any state (108 at last count).
Our state bug is the honeybee (Apis mellifera).
Our state dinosaur is the Hadrosaurus.
We’re famous for Jersey Corn, the Jersey Devil, and, of course, the Jersey Girl.
