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that the U.S. Highway system is labeled by numbers in a certain way: Odd numbers run north and south and even numbers run east and west

Jun 23, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: that the U.S. Highway system is labeled by numbers in a certain way: Odd numbers run north and south and even numbers run east and west

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