The George Washington Bridge American Flag in
Fort Lee, New Jersey is 90 feet long by 60 feet wide. When it was unfurled on
Labor Day 2013, it was the largest free-flying in the world. It is displayed only
on certain designated national holidays.
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| George Washington Bridge Flag in Fort Lee, NJ |
The “Big Betsy” American Flag that flew on July 4,
2015 over Grove Creek Canyon in Utah measured 78 feet by 150 feet, making it
the largest American Flag to have ever been flown. It is unknown whether
or not the flag will be flown again. GREAT VIDEO!
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The North Scranton Expressway American Flag in
Scranton, Pennsylvania measures 90 and ½ feet by 60 and ½ feet. It was made
by employees of Shea Demolition and North American Manufacturing and was
first flown on July 4, 2017. The flag is flown each Fourth of July (winds
permitting).
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| Flag made by Shea Demolition and North American Manufacturing flying on July 4, 2017 in Scranton, PA |
The Gastonia, North Carolina American Flag measures
65 feet by 114 feet. It was initially erected by the Gastonia AMVETS Post
920 in 1999. It was the world’s largest free-flying American Flag from 1999
to 2013.
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In the history of North American major professional
sports league championships (which include the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL), a city/metropolitan
area has been home to multiple championships in a season seventeen times.
Detroit is the only city to have more than two major
league championship teams in a season.
Philadelphia is the only city to have all four major
sports teams play in their respective championship games or series in the
same season (1980), though only one of the four actually won the championship.
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CITIES WITH
MULTIPLE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A SEASON
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Year
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City
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Team
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League
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Team
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League
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Team
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League
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1927
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New York City
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Giants
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NFL
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Yankees
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MLB
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1933
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New York City
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Rangers
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NHL
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Giants
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MLB
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1935
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Detroit
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Lions
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NFL
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Red Wings
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NHL
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Tigers
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MLB
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1938
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New York City
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Giants
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NFL
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Yankees
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MLB
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1948
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Cleveland
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Browns
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AAFC
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Indians
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MLB
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1952
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Detroit
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Lions
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NFL
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Red Wings
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NHL
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1956
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New York City
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Giants
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NFL
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Yankees
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MLB
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1969
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New York City
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Jets
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NFL
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Mets
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MLB
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1970
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Baltimore
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Colts
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NFL
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Orioles
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MLB
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1979
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Pittsburgh
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Steelers
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NFL
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Pirates
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MLB
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1986
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Greater New York
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Giants
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NFL
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Mets
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MLB
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1988
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Los Angeles
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Lakers
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NBA
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Dodgers
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MLB
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2002
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Greater Los Angeles
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Lakers
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NBA
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Angels
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MLB
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2004
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Greater Boston
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Patriots
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NFL
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Red Sox
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MLB
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2007
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Greater Boston
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Celtics
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NBA
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Red Sox
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MLB
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2009
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Pittsburgh
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Steelers
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NFL
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Penguins
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NHL
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2014
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Bay Area
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Giants
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MLB
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Warriors
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NBA
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2018
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Greater Boston
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Patriots
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NFL
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Red Sox
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MLB
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The world’s largest waterfall lies beneath the
Denmark Strait, which separates Iceland and Greenland. At the bottom of
the strait are a series of cataracts that begin 2,000 feet under the strait’s
surface and plunge to a depth of 10,000 feet at the southern tip of Greenland
– nearly a two-mile drop.
The waterfall is formed by the temperature differential
between the water masses either side of the Denmark Strait, the eastern side
being much colder than the western. Due to the different densities in the
masses caused by this temperature difference, when the two masses meet along
the top of the ridge of the strait, the colder, denser water flows downwards
and underneath the warmer, lighter water, thus creating a downward flow of
water.
More than three times the height of Angel Falls in
Venezuela, normally considered Earth’s tallest waterfall. The amount of water
it carries is estimated at 175 million cubic feet per second. That’s
equivalent to almost two thousand Niagaras at their peak.
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The Dallas/Fort
Worth metro area (9,286
square miles) is 1.68 times as big as Connecticut
(5,542 square miles).
Connecticut overlaid onto the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area
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