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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I just ordered something from a Portland
Firm which provided the following facts:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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About <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City> <st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
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w:st="on"><font size=3 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> claims the D
River is the shortest river in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=3 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>'s state flag
pictures a beaver on its reverse side. It is the only state flag to carry
two separate designs. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=3 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> is one of
two states that prohibit drivers from pumping their own gasoline. The
other is <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Jersey</st1:place></st1:State>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=3 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> has the
smallest park in the world. Mill Ends Park in downtown <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Portland</st1:place></st1:City>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=3 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> has no state
sales tax. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=3 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>'s state
birthday is on February 14, Valentine's Day. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=3 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> has some
famous residents including Art Alexakis of the band Everclear, Simpsons
creator Matt Groening, film maker Gus Van Sant, actor Danny Glover,
Olympic skier <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Picabo Street</st1:address></st1:Street>
and the Bionic Woman Lindsay Wagner. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=3 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> has been the
backdrop in over 100 movies including: Mr. Hollands Opus, Free Willy, The
Goonies, Fire in the Sky and Animal House <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=3 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> is the home
to the world headquarters of Nike. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=3 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> has more
ghost towns then any other state. <a
href="http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/or/or.html">http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/or/or.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 color=blue
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>In
1876 the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> opened in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Eugene</st1:place></st1:City>. Deady Hall was the first
building on campus and still exists. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><st1:City w:st="on"><font
size=3 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Eugene</span></font></st1:City><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> was the
first city in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
to have one-way streets. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 color=blue
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Crater
Lake is the deepest lake in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>. It was formed
more then 6500 years ago. It's crystal-blue waters are world renowned. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 color=blue
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>The
Columbia River gorge is considered by many to be the best place in the
world for windsurfing. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 color=blue
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>At
8,000 feet deep Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in <st1:place
w:st="on">North America</st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 color=blue
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>At
11,239 feet, Mount Hood stands as the tallest peak in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>. <st1:place w:st="on">Mount hood</st1:place>
is a dormant volcano. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 color=blue
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>The
phillips head screwdriver was invented in 1934 by Henry S. Phillips of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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