Tennessee True Facts
Tennessee is bordered by more states than any other state, except for Missouri, with which it ties at eight. The states are Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri.
There’s a bar in Copperhill called Patrick’s Bar & Grill. The Tennessee/Georgia state line cuts through the center of the bar, with the bar on the Tennessee side and the restaurant on the other. Oddly enough the Georgia side is in a dry county, so alcohol can only be in Tennessee areas of the establishment.
Dyersburg women have to wait to hear back from their man. After all, it’s technically against the law for Dyersburg women to call a man for a date.
Don’t head to the arcade in Nashville until you’re at least 18. You must be at least that old to play pinball, as it’s legally considered a coin-operated gaming machine.
Hungry while you’re road tripping through Tennessee? It’s completely legal to pick up some road kill to feast on.
Theodore Roosevelt coined the phrase “good to the last drop” after tasting a cup of coffee at the Maxwell House Hotel.
A whale is the only animal you’re allowed to hunt from a moving vehicle in Tennessee.
Next time you’re heading to your favorite fishing hole, leave the lasso at home. It’s illegal to catch a fish by this means in the Volunteer State.
Creator of the world famous Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s died after angrily kicking a safe and hurting his toe, leading to the blood infection that would be his demise.
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