Did You Know About This?

Over the few years of Ubering, I've had fun giving some trivia questions, such as, "What did they build the Ravenel Bridge to look like in 2005?." (Two sailboats in the distance) For people from Colorado, I ask them about one of their amazing places, "Garden of the Gods," a National Natural Landmark for its amazing rock formations. "How did the "Garden of the Gods" get it's name? (In 1859, two land surveyors walked into the area. One said it would be a great place to drink beer and the other said it was a place that Gods would come to)

My riders have enjoyed the questions, but what if I had trivia for every state? This year, I have prepared a couple unique things about each state typed on a page and I'm going to have some fun telling some tourists about their own state.

I've always believed that one person can make a difference, but how about one person turning a small town into one of the most unique places in the world? Casey, Illinois is 2.6 square miles long with a population of around 3,000 people. Jim Bolin was born and raised in Casey and, "He felt like he owed something to the community that has given him the opportunity to build a life, home and business." 

The town of Casey is known as "A small town full of big things." The Guiness Book of World Records recognizes 12 items in this town as "The World's Largest."  There are another twenty large things that are not world records. You have to look this town up to appreciate how incredible these things look.  Due to space I can't post all twelve of the world record holders, but below are a few of them.  

The world's largest chime was the first large item that Bolin built in 2011 and it is 42 feet long and it works. What happens on a windy day?

The rocking chair weighs 46,200 pounds and it does rock. It took two years to build and it is 56 feet tall.  Paul Bunyan would be comfortable in this.

You can walk into the mailbox and it's a functional mailbox. It is 5,743.41 cubic-feet. If you drove into this mailbox you would have a very big problem.

The golf driver weighs 731 pounds and it's 45 feet tall.  A quote from Martin Luther King is inscribed on it, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

This is the kind of key you cannot lose.  It's 28 feet tall, how big would the car have to be for this key?

There's nothing like a big pitchfork to work with.  This one is 60 feet long and it weighs 1,940 pounds.