Next Stop; LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

 Ten Trivial Facts about Nebraska

1. In 1927, Edwin E. Perkins of Hastings invented the powered soft drink Kool-Aid.
2. State insect is the honeybee
3. The state nickname used to be the "Tree Planter's State", but was changed in 1945 to the "Cornhusker State".
4. Nebraska is the birthplace of the Reuben sandwich.
5. The Lied Jungle located in Omaha is the world's largest indoor rain forest.
6. The largest porch swing in the world is located in Hebron, Nebraska and it can sit 25 adults.
7. Antelope and Buffalo are counties in Nebraska named after animals.
8. Lincoln County is the origin of the world's largest "Wolly Mammoth" elephant fossil.
9. Spam (canned meat) is produced in Fremont.(thank you Nebraska!)
10. The world's largest hand-planted forest is Halsey National Forrest near Thedford, Nebraska

Been there Done that;Catalina Island Facts

10 Trivial Facts about Catalina Island (Avalon, CA)

1. The island once belonged to chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, who also owned the Chicago Cubs
2. Catalina Island is the only spot on the West Coast where bison roam freely.
3. Automobiles are outlawed on Catalina Island; everyone gets around on golf carts.
4. The Casino is the largest structure on Catalina, but has never been used for gambling.
5. Marilyn Monroe lived on Catalina Island for 18 months while married to her first husband, William Dougherty, who was in the Merchant Marines.
6. The Chicago Cubs used Catalina Island as the site of its training camp from 1931 to 1951
7. Ronald Reagan had his first screen test on Catalina Island while doing radio broadcasts.
8. General George S. Patton Jr. met his wife Beatrice (Ayer) on Catalina when they were children.
9. Since the use of motor vehicles on the island is restricted; there is a limit on the number of registered cars, which translates into a 14-year-long wait list to bring a car to the island
10.  Great white sharks are also occasionally found or caught off the coast of Catalina, though usually around seal rookeries and not around inhabited areas