British person lists all 50 American states and shares wackiest reasons they’re famous for
The Twitter thread went viral as he made funny comments on all 50 states, with some being spot on.
Even for Americans, listing all 50 states can be tricky. A survey by a quiz site, Sporcle, found that only 45% of users could correctly name all 50 U.S. states when given 10 minutes to do so. The quiz doesn’t require map placement, just spelling. About a quarter of players managed to name between 45–49 states. Texas, California, and New York were among the easiest to recall, while Missouri was the most frequently missed. A British X user gave it a shot, humorously naming each state and what he believes they’re famous for. The goal wasn’t accuracy—it was pure entertainment, drawing on random memories from pop culture, conversations, and the news. Using only his memory, the user, @human_not_bees, posted the states in alphabetical order, creating a hilarious viral thread.
I, a British person, will now list all 50 states of the USA and what I believe they're famous for without googling. Alphabetical order if you're looking for a particular one. A thread:
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Alabama is famous for having their fingers crossed when they surrendered.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Alaska is famous for being in Canada.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Arkansas is famous for literally nothing.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge California is famous for being where you can get wine and get exploited.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Colorado didn't exist until they invented weed a few years ago.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
The X thread has been shared over 15,000 times and liked 83,000 times. Many tweets in the thread are downright hilarious. While some criticized the generalizations, the user noted they were missing the humor. The thread offers insights into what humor resonates with British and American audiences—and what doesn't.
To the best of my knowledge Connecticut is famous for where Bostonians stop for gas on the way to New York.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Delaware isn't famous, just first.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Florida is famous for literally every news article that makes Europe go "oh god that country"
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Georgia is famous for being on the end of some TV shows we see over here and maybe has peaches.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Hawaii is a beautiful place that once had royalty and the deposed queen wrote a book.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Idaho is famous for making and eating potatoes.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Illinois is famous for having a place called "The Windy City" as if that's a positive trait somehow.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Indiana is famous for being named as a 'fuck you' to the people who lived there to start with.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Iowa is famous for corn and nothing else.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Kansas is famous for The Wizard Of Oz and it's been downhill ever since.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Kentucky is famous for the chicken fast food places.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
Surprisingly, the thread gained traction despite not being aimed at a U.S. audience. “I wrote this tweet in the morning in the UK thinking it would pass under the US radar as you would mostly all be asleep, and it would just make people in Europe chuckle and a few of my US followers when they saw it later. When it took off, it was surprising,” he said, per Bored Panda. He added that Twitter was unpredictable and that “you never know what’s going to be popular.”
To the best of my knowledge Louisiana is famous, I assume, because someone called Louise lived there and was cool.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Maine is famous for lobsters and weird accents in movies.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Maryland is famous for being a theme park brimming with people called Mary.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Massachusetts is famous for Matt Damon movies.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Michigan is famous for having a city that made enough cars that everyone could leave.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Minnesota is famous for saying 'oh yah?' like in that movie with the pregnant lady and Steve Buscemi.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Mississippi is famous for a hillbilly river.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Missouri is famous for having a place called Kansas City just to confuse people.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Montana is famous for being a mountain people live on.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Nebraska is famous for being flat which, guys, c'mon, that's not an achievement.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Nevada is famous for losing all your money in the desert.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge New Hampshire is famous for being nothing like actual Hampshire.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge New Jersey is famous for being nothing like actual Jersey.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge New Mexico is famous for being nothing like actual Mexico.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge New York is famous for being nothing like actual York.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
The the best of my knowledge North Carolina is famous for inventing the phrase "Is Pepsi OK?"
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge North Dakota is famous for nothing, I've literally never heard of it.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Ohio is famous for having at least one talented astrophysicist.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
The author said he was playing D&D when his notifications started exploding. A lot of people attempted to correct him on his information regarding various states. “I think maybe they missed the point. My favorite correction was a person who was clearly stoned trying to explain to me that Colorado didn’t invent weed,” said Beës.
To the best of my knowledge Oklahoma is famous for a musical I haven't seen.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Oregon is famous for being named after a herb. Other than that, this whole place is news to me.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Pennsylvania is where the Amish live, and they're apparently just like our European Dutch people.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Rhode Island is famous for, err, being an island I guess?
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge South Carolina is famous for getting merc'd by nature on the regular.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge South Dakota is famous for nothing, I've literally never heard of it.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Tennessee is famous for saying "I do declare" and people fanning themselves on their porches.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Texas is famous for big trucks and small dicks.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Utah is famous for being where all your morons and preppers and general nutjobs gather together to be alone.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Vermont is famous for being the home of famed socialist and progressive politician Bernie Sanders.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Virginia is famous for tricking me, as I thought it was one of those states where there's a north and south because of that song. I was expecting to have to deal with East and West Virginia seperately.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Washington is famous for not being Washington DC which is elsewhere and not a state, but also not a town. I think Washington (this one) is where Frasier lives.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge West Virginia is famous for ok what the fuck, why is there a Virginia and a West Virginia. Get your shit together.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Wisconsin is famous for being where you Americans pretend to make cheese and fail.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
To the best of my knowledge Wyoming is just a big field with a buffalo in it.
— human_not_bees (Beës) (@human_not_bees) April 11, 2021
He also compared the difference between what the British people and Americans considered a joke. “British humor is more self-deprecating. I think we have a higher tolerance for both mocking others and being mocked. Just compare the US and UK versions of The Office. Saying that, The Office US is my favorite of the two,” said the author.
This article originally appeared 4 years ago.
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