James VanDyke

In preparation for an upcoming presentation I came across this video that I thought was interesting.

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It appears the Official Dinosaur of Texas got it’s title through a case of mistaken identity. About 10 years ago the state legistator awarded the Pleurocoelus the right to call itself Texas’ Dinosaur after some bones were found on a Texas ranch. Apparently the dinosaur earned its moniker for “Texas-scale size and power”.
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Some friends of mine are headed to Charlottesville, Virgina for a new job so I compiled a few facts about their new abode to share.

1207 - Driving distance in miles from Dallas, TX 
40,437 - Population
John Warner - Senior Senator for Virgina
Knights - High school mascot
Rutgers University, Strelitza Reginae and Queen’s University - Also named for [...]

A friend of ours is moving to Tokyo so I’ve compiled a list of facts about Tokyo.

The word Toyko means “Eastern capital”
35 million people live in the greater Tokyo area making it the largest metropolitan area in the world. Dallas-Fort Worth has 4.6 million making it the 53rd largest
Symbols: Flower - Cherry Blossom; Tree - [...]