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The Q-36 Pumpkin Modulator is a 100-foot (30 m) long air cannon that fired a pumpkin 4,680 feet (1,430 m) for a world record (the record as of November 2010 is held by team Big 10 Inch at 5545.43 ft). [21] The Q-36 has an 80-foot (24 m) barrel and a 1,800-US-gallon (6,800 L) air tank and tips the scale at 36,000 pounds (16,000 kg).
Dairy products and wheat are important secondary crops in specific segments of the state. In addition, some Illinois farmers grow specialty crops such as popcorn and pumpkins. The state is the largest producer of pumpkins among the U.S. states. [13] There is a large watermelon growing area centered on Lincoln, Illinois. Illinois wine is a ...
It was awarded European Union Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status in 1996 and is promoted by the Comité pour la valorisation des produits typiques d'Arnad – Lo Doil producers association. The lard, one of a number of preserved meat specialties of the region , [ 249 ] [ 246 ] is produced by curing pieces of fatback in a brine ...
Pumpkin: 2006 [77] State vegetable: White potato: 2013 [78] New Jersey: State fruit: Northern highbush blueberry: 2004 [79] State sandwich "Taylor Ham, egg and cheese" (sandwich containing Taylor Ham, eggs and cheese, 2023 [80] New Mexico: State vegetables: New Mexico chile [notes 5] and Frijoles pintos (pinto beans)
Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States.The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census.Morton is a suburb of Peoria, located southeast of Peoria, and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Illinois EPA was established in July 1970, shortly after the first Earth Day. Governor Richard Ogilvie signed into law the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (PA 76-2429), which became effective on July 1, 1970, and created the Illinois EPA. Illinois was the first US state with a comprehensive environmental protection act.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that operates the state parks and state recreation areas, enforces the fishing and game laws of Illinois, regulates Illinois coal mines and other extractive industries, operates the Illinois State Museum system, and oversees scientific research into the soil, water, and mineral ...
Pumpkin chucking, Pumpkin chucked from trebuchet in Ohio. The Science Channel carried the World Championship from 2009 to 2016. WCPCA and the Science Channel agreed to a new 3-year contract that ran through the 2016 WCPC. In 2009 and 2010 the "Punkin Chunkin" special aired on tape delay on Thanksgiving Day. Each year of coverage thus far has ...