

Fascinating history along connected to that road along the Grand Strand. The Hwy connecting North Carolina to Charles Town, South Carolina (now known as Charleston), was completed in 1735. – Greg Bradshawħ) Hwy 17, Kings Hwy was named for King Charles II. – Denise PyattĦ) Count the fogs in August to see how many snows we are going to have.

– Elayna Fisher Brownĥ) College football is a religion. – Victoria Anne Bartoloneģ) Rocket scientist capital of the world is in Alabama!! – Lynda Taylor GlascockĤ) That’s why front and back porch ceilings are haint blue…to keep the haints (ghosts) away. Those cherished delicious and nutritious recipes that are passed on from generation to generation with love is Southern Food. Southern recipes are made from scratch and everything our parents learned about cooking, was learned from their parents and so on. Get the latest from It's a Southern Thing by subscribing to our newsletter, where you'll find the latest videos, stories and merchandise.ġ) is the birthplace of sweet tea! - Amelia TuttleĢ) Fast Food restaurants up the street ARE NOT Southern Food. You can read some of the responses below (note: we edited some for length and clarity), and you can read all of them on our Facebook page. We asked people to, "Tell us a Southern fact that is not universally known" and got over 6,000 replies! I'm going to ruffle some feathers saying this, but most of those comments I would qualify as strong opinions, we are passionate Southerners after all, but I was able to boil down a few interesting tidbits that maybe the average person doesn't know about the South! Get the latest from It's a Southern Thing by subscribing to our newsletter, where you'll find the latest videos, stories and merchandise. He now has a titanium plate and seven screws in his wrist. Gursky, who captioned this part of the video "Can't hold on my longer," describes the landing as "coming in hot." He lost his grip not too far from the ground but the impact resulted in "a fragmented distal radius fracture," which required surgery. By 2 minutes into the video, Gursky has one hand on the glider bar and the other clinging to the pilot's pant leg. He is forced to hang onto the pilot who, upon realizing Gursky was in imminent danger of falling, tried to make a quick landing. He immediately realizes he was not attached to his partner or to the glider. The footage shows Gursky, paired with an experienced hang glider, take off from the mountain. The video, which has been viewed more than 5 million times, starts with a description of the incident and the disclaimer: "Warning: Content may be disturbing to some.
