Why “Indiana” is being discussed
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Incidentally i always found the idea of an explorer grabbing the mysterious jewelled skull and getting cursed similar to the thought exercise of how we warn future cultures abou…
by AnotherGoodName · Sep 19, 2026
Folklore in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
by tosh · Sep 19, 2026 · 2 points
Also crazy that lake michigan counts as the border, despite being entirely in the US, so you could be minding your business in Fort Wayne, Indiana and have your phone searched f…
by bshaughn · Sep 18, 2026
Those places aren’t isolated though. Many of their residents (and especially their children) have left and found opportunities in other parts of the country. Economists tend to…
by baron816 · Sep 17, 2026
Indiana Jones, Monkey Island, Sam & Max, The Grim Fandango. Such a big part of my childhood and teen years.
by SamBam · Sep 17, 2026
There was also Indiana Jones Desktop Adventures which used the same engine. Both were rather harshly reviewed at the time for being "pointless" - presumably the reviewers didn't…
by jhbadger · Sep 17, 2026
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Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west. Nicknamed "the Hoosier State", Indiana is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 states. The state's capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the Union as the 19th state on December 11, 1816. Read more on Wikipedia