Difference between revisions of "Rhode Island"
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| − | '''Rhode Island''' is a surveying mistake that resulted in a microscopic gap between the boundaries of [[Connecticut]] and [[Massachusetts]]. It's just large enough to fit the campus of [[Brown University]], but given how few books | + | '''Rhode Island''' is the bemusing nickname for a surveying mistake that resulted in a microscopic gap between the boundaries of [[Connecticut]] and [[Massachusetts]]. It's just large enough to fit the campus of [[Brown University]], but given how few books actually get bought and read by the students who go there, it's probably not that tight a squeeze. |
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 25 April 2013
- See also Wikipedia's article about "Rhode Island".
Rhode Island is the bemusing nickname for a surveying mistake that resulted in a microscopic gap between the boundaries of Connecticut and Massachusetts. It's just large enough to fit the campus of Brown University, but given how few books actually get bought and read by the students who go there, it's probably not that tight a squeeze.
