BywaysUSA - a journal of quirky facts and findings

Tune in to see actor Jeff Daniels as a Buckless Yooper. In addition, learn about a professional baseball team’s mascot called Mr. Celery, and the Museum of Funeral Customs that has one focus — death.

Business

Ever drink an okra martini or lather up with a luxury soap named after the lowly boll weevil? Need live crickets – fast? Click here to find out more about these and other businesses that offer unusual products and services!

Dining

Pass the napkins, please. You can get a fried double bologna burger, or try a pig sandwich, green chili slopper or coffee potato ice cream. Wash everything down with a white birch beer from the Hall of Foam.

Oddities

Time out: A Division I college football game actually had a final score of 222-0. Also, somebody had to invent Mother’s Day, and a city called Skullbone got its name from hosting bare-knuckle boxing matches.

Festivals

What’s that smell? Be sure to attend a celebration that features outhouse races, then bring a breath mint to the annual Garlic Festival. In addition, applaud the lucky and deserving winner of the Slug Queen Pageant.

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Teepee Man

David Shipman is a big reason why Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City is widely regarded as the loudest stadium in the National Football League.

What Time Is It?

Having a big time in Tuscarawas, Ohio, can have more than one meaning. A Seth Thomas clock inside the county courthouse there measures eight feet tall.

Mother's Day

The originator of Mother’s Day hailed from Henderson County, Ky.

First Sunday Funny Page

Richard Outcault’s ‘Yellow Kid’ marked the birth of commercial cartooning in Fairfield County, Ohio.

The Mad Potter of Biloxi

Potter George Ohr knew that his crazy antics attracted customers to his shop in Biloxi, Miss. He once said, "I found out long ago that it paid me to act this way."

Kingdom of Skullbonia

Downtown Skullbone consists primarily of the Hampton General Store ... and that's about it.

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