The first McDonald’s drive thru was in 1975. Soldiers in Arizona weren’t allowed to exit their vehicles while in uniform.
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(Not So) Fun Fact: Covid-19 Impact on the Navajo People
In the Navajo Nation, about 33 per 1K cases of Covid-19 ended in death. Utah for example was about five deaths per one thousand cases.
Fun Fact: The American City That Rings in the New Year With Cabbage
Yuma, Arizona uses a head of cabbage as the orb in a traditional ball drop during New Year’s celebrations.
Fun Fact: How Phoenix Arizona Got Its Name
The capital of Arizona, Phoenix was named after the mythical bird. The name was chosen as the city was born on the ruins of a former civilization.
Fun Fact: Arizona Etymology
Arizona get it’s name from an earlier Spanish name, Arizonac, derived from the O’odham name alĭ ṣonak, meaning “small spring”, which originally was the name for a silver mining camp of Planchas de Plata, Sonora.