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How much do you really know about Ohio,
the state you call home? Here are some fun facts you may not know:
• The first ambulance service was established in Cincinnati in 1865.
• Cleveland boasts America's first traffic light. It began on Aug.
5, 1914.
• Ermal Fraze invented the pop-top can in Kettering.
• James J. Ritty, of Dayton, invented the cash register in 1879 to
stop his patrons from pilfering house profits.
• "Hang On Sloopy" is the official state rock song.
• Cincinnati Reds were the first professional baseball team.
• The Y Bridge in Zanesville was first built in 1814 to span the
confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers. The current bridge
is the fifth construction at the same location. "Ripley's Believe It
or Not" proclaimed it the only bridge in the world which you can
cross and still be on the same side of the river.
• Akron was the first city to use police cars.
• Cincinnati had the first professional city fire department.
• Akron is the rubber capital of the world.
• The American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus.
Did you also know that many Ohio home owners pay way too much for
their home insurance? You could be saving money with each premium if
you take the time to look into it and to seek quotes. Aren't you
tired of paying too much money for your home insurance? Wouldn't you
like to start seeing savings?
Home insurance quotes are a great way to find out what other options
are out there for you. When shopping for a new car, you wouldn't buy
the first one you come across on the lot, right? You would spend
some time looking and shopping around.
The same thing applies for home insurance except that you don't have
to put as much time into it. You can get your quotes fast and easy
online and you only have to put a little of your own time into it.
With just a few minutes of your time invested, you can find out
great ways that you could be saving. Isn't a few minutes of your
time worth hundreds of dollars worth of savings? |
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