Ahead of the State of the Union, let's talk about POTUS' home state: Delaware!
As you hopefully know, Delaware is one of the supposedly United States of America. In fact it's one of the first 13 states!
Delaware's been around a long time.
Delaware the name itself is weird.
Probably because the state was named after a bay which was named after a guy whose name was Anglo-French. Terrible things happen when the English and French get together.
Who can trust peoples who decide to build a tunnel underneath a shitton of water?!
Wilmington, somehow the largest city in the state of Delaware with a population of only 70,000 people, was once home of Bob Marley. Whom I am told is a famous musician.
(Seriously, 70k!? There are census designated places west of the Mississippi with more people!)
The state is so unpopulated that it only has 3 counties in it!
Honestly, that's a luxury of riches and we should pare that down. So let's decide which of the 3 counties should be eliminated.
Delaware didn't exist until the Dutch discovered it in 1631. There's some debate about what existed before 1631 but most agree that there was likely some dirt, plants and animals.
Thomas Jefferson may have called Delaware a jewel of the east. With the 22nd longest coast line of all US states, it's easy to see why.
It sure puts New Hampshire to shame!
Despite it's pitiful coastline, Delaware is home to the largest population of horseshoe crabs in the world. Which is pretty convenient if you're one of the many medical companies registered as a business within the state.
Supposedly these little critters are eons older than dinosaurs. *insert joke about age of US Presidents before publishing*
You might wonder why I, a lowly mouse controlling an animated man's face, looks down upon the state of Delaware. Well, if you've clicked on my profile you may have noted that my vantage point in the Mile High is quite a bit above that of Delaware -- as it has the lowest mean elevation of The States at 450 feet.
Tack some zeroes on to that and then divide it by three and THEN we'll see eye-to-eye, Delaware.
Rumor has it that the first US Flag was flown in Delaware during the Battle of Cooch's Bridge. The rebels didn't not get a W that day.
(For new #SmershTV followers, there's a deep, deep, deep cut about the US flag and how we should retire it.)
Speaking of weird words like Delaware, talking about the US Flag and it's ties to companies is a flimsy segue into talking about CORPORATIONS.
Delaware has a few of them. In fact, 2/3s of the Fortune 500 is incorporated in Delaware!
As CSPAN is not giving us CongressPeople watching quite yet, it's time for more #DelawareFacts sponsored by #SmershTV !
Pea Patch Island was named because some peas floated over to it and sprouted. In the most American of ways, a fort was built on it - Fort Delaware.
How original.
With Delaware being such an exciting state, standing out within the Atlantic Seaboard, you would think their official state bird would be a badass. You might be surprised, one way or another, as it's the Blue Hen Chicken!
With a chicken as their state bird, Delaware's flag is probably no surprise. Thankfully, a ship was included so as not to confuse it with Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, South Dakota or maybe even North Dakota.
That would be awkward!
Delaware does make up for it's questionable choice of state bird with it's picks for State Bug, State Dog & State Fruit.
In order of author's preference, I present a so-called ladybug, golden retrievers and strawberries! 🍓
With McCarthy calling for POTUS to called into the chamber, here we end the #DelawareFacts #SmershTV pre-show.
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I would now like to visit Delaware one day! You did well. 😁