The 13 Most Insane Things That Happened In Ohio In 2015
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April Dray
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It’s been quite a year for Ohio.
From signifiant political rulings and surprising world-wide rankings to controversial yard displays and unbelievable gas prices, the state of Ohio has made some notable headlines throughout the year. The following are just 13 of the most insane things that happened in Ohio in 2015— some being more serious than others.
The heavens opened up, and gas became affordable again.
As one of the warmest Decembers on record, temperatures in multiple parts of Ohio often reached the mid-60s—with some parts of the state even seeing a forecasted high of 70.
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The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), a New York-based think tank, named the world's top 7 most intelligent communities in January of 2015. Columbus was recognized for its 2007-2009 brain gain, economic and employment growth and technological advances. To read more about this recognition, click here.
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Estately.com determined the top search term for each state in 2015 using Google Trends. So, tell the truth: Are you guilty of googling "raccoon hunting?"
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(Although, it's fair to say that he's been Trumped.)
The Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative was placed on the ballot in November. It was defeated and possession or use of marijuana for any reason remains illegal.
Issue 2, the Ohio Initiated Monopolies Amendment, was approved. This allowed the Ohio Ballot Board to regulate future ballot measures dealing with monopolies.
In June of this year, a divided Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage nationwide, with a 5-4 ruling.
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(And we'll do it again next year.)
10. A controversial Halloween display made multiple headlines:
11. We learned that even the Amish do donuts sometimes after this video of an Amish buggy driver doing donuts in the snow in February went viral:
12. A man at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium jumped the fence to pet some cougars:
13. We blew the NFL away with our pregame show at Wembley Stadium in London:
What other insane or notable things happened in (or to) Ohio in 2015? Discuss the year in the comments below!
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