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East of the Mississippi
Mark Twain was born and raised in Florida, yet he never traveled east of the Mississippi River until he was 18. How is this possible?
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Mark Twain (aka Samuel L. Clemens) was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30th, 1835. He didn't leave Missouri until 1853 (at the age of 18) to work in New York.Hide Answer Show Answer
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That was a good one. I thought it was somewhere along the lines of he didn't travel east because he was allready there. Derr.. on my part Nice teaser
By the way, congrats on your first teaser! Hope to see more from you
Haha!!! You got me! That should have been an easy one to guess!! Good job!
I thought that he never travel the river because he was already past it
good one. it helped me learn something new.
since it was a trick i knew it couldnt be because he was already east of it or w/e, but i still didnt get it! !! great job on your first teaser!!
i learned some thing today !! (that there is a florida mississippi )
i learned some thing today !! (that there is a florida mississippi )
sorry i didnt appricate this to the full as i live in britain but learnt something
Good one! It was easy for me but it won't be for everyone, so keep up the good work!
that is SO COOL! i didn't know that there was a Florida, Missouri!
"I was born in Paris (Texas) but I've never been to France." Etc.
also he never actually traveled ACROSS EAST of the mississippi, thats what i thought
*cough* This should be in under the Trivia section...
I agree that this is more trivia than trick, but it kind of fits both categories.
This is a great teaser! I got it, because I heard a chautauqua on Mark Twain, was confused about "Florida, Missouri" then did further research, and understood it! I am glad that my work came to good use!!
THIS IS ANOTHER COPY, EXCEPT WITH A DIFFERENT NAME, RELLE EASY ALSO
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WAT WAS UP WIT THAT? I DIDNT DO IT!
Sure you didn't.
hahaha sure
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ok i did that one on purpose its really fun
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ok i did that one on purpose its really fun
I thought the same as sweetmama.
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