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Really bad maps.

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How bad are these maps?

Well it’s like this…

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They show Maine’s favorite fast food as Long John Silvers. Now, the husband and I travel our state pretty regularly and I don’t remember ever seeing that chain. Turns out there’s a reason…

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Bad map.

Baaaaad.

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Who knew Kansas was so popular in Germany?

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I was born in New Jersey.

I say waw- (as in saw) -der.

Wawder.

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This one they got right.

We have the world’s largest globe and her name is Eartha.

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Eartha is the world’s largest rotating globe, located in the former DeLorme headquarters (now Garmin) in Yarmouth, Maine, and is a free, public attraction open on weekdays. This massive, 41-foot-diameter globe rotates weighs 5,600 pounds and revolves on a 23.5-degree tilt, mimicking Earth’s movements, It offers detailed views of the planet from multiple levels in a three-story glass atrium.

We’ve visited, and it is pretty cool. In a geography nerd sort of way.

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Father jamas for me.

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I’d add a few more to the extremely tricky list. Nebraska and Kansas for sure.

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It should be illegal to tease skunks everywhere.

That’s just wrong.

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