Ohio Facts

"Bad Idea Hat" (taoistlumberjack) 02/21/2014 at 11:10 • Filed to: Ohio Facts?

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While watching the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona on youtube while I attempted to kill myself through a thousand cuts to my hands, it was brought to my attention that the world's first 24 hour race was held in Columbus, Ohio.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_P…

http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/t…

1905! Take that, France!

This has been another edition of Ohio Facts.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Bad Idea Hat 02/21/2014 at 11:14

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I live in Columbus, so that's highly awesome!

The Transporter > Bad Idea Hat 02/21/2014 at 11:22

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Little known fact: the 24 Hours of Driving Park didn't start out as a race. It began as a convoy of residents from Columbus who were trying to flee Ohio as fast as their cars could carry them. Unfortunately, the lead car got lost in Driving Park and it too the other members of the convoy an entire day to realize they had been driving in circles.

Niquemarshall > Bad Idea Hat 02/21/2014 at 11:43

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Where at?

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > The Transporter 02/21/2014 at 11:44

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Ohio is awesome.

Screw You.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Bad Idea Hat 02/21/2014 at 11:49

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The Wright Brothers developed their 3-axis system of controls for flight while working in their bicycle shop in Dayton.

Charles Kettering developed the self-starter in Dayton.

At one point Ohio had more patents per capita than any other state in the US.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > Bad Idea Hat 02/21/2014 at 12:14

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FACT: Cincinnati is not part of Kentucky, really, seriously.

Bad Idea Hat > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 02/21/2014 at 13:14

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Even if some parts of Cincinnati seem to be part of the Commonwealth.

Volvosaurus-Rex > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 02/21/2014 at 16:00

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untrue.