Results: You don't know Jack!
Published on 11/14/2013
Several Glendale and Burbank streets were closed on Monday (11.11.2013) as 100 mules made their way from Lone Pine, CA (starting 10.18.2013) to the Burbank Equestrian Center. The mule parade, known as “100 Mules Walking the Los Angeles Aqueduct,” is a mobile art project by Los Angeles-based Metabolic Studio in honor of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the aqueduct and to pay tribute to the “equine” and their part in developing America.
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Did you hear about this story?
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Are you aware of the importance of and contributions made by mules in America?
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Which of these mule facts are you aware of?
A mule is a cross between a female horse and a male donkey (or “jack”)
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George Washington is sometimes called “The Father of the American Mule.”
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Mules were used to pull the pioneer’s wagons westward
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By 1840, a quality jack used for mule breeding could fetch up to $5,000
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20 Mule Team Borax is a cleaner manufactured by the Dial. Its named after the 20-mule teams that were used by William Tell Coleman's company to move borax out of Death Valley, CA to the nearest rail spur between 1883 and 1889.
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At the beginning of the 20th century, mules Mules were used to build roads, railways, telegraph and telephone lines, large dams and canals.
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Mules were also instrumental in one of the nation’s greatest engineering feats - - the Panama Canal.
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Mules pulled canal boats along the Erie Canal in the early 19th century.
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Mules helped build the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
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They even assisted in the beginning of the “space age”. Teams of mules pulled the first jet engine to the top of Pike’s Peak to be tested - - a successful test that led to the creation of the U.S. space program.
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The mule is the symbol of the U.S. Army.
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Mules are serving in military missions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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N/A
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Other (please specify)
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| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
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| none | 0.04% | 2 |
| none, very enlightening! | 0.02% | 1 |
| mules are used to access awkward places like the grand canyon | 0.02% | 1 |
| most of them knew | 0.02% | 1 |
| didn't know any of these facts | 0.02% | 1 |
| 0.02% | 1 | |
| pack mules were used to bring supplies in rugged remote places | 0.02% | 1 |
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Has your community ever had a celebration for mules and/or horses? Yes
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Undecided
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