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    A Fun Fact For Each State (and D.C.) In The USA!

    Get to know your country a little bit better, America!

    BradleyWayne
    by BradleyWayne

    Community Contributor

    1. Alabama

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    The state motto of Alabama is 'We Dare Maintain Our Rights'!

    2. Alaska

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    The four-spot skimmer dragonfly is the official state insect.

    3. Arizona

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    Arizona, among all the states, has the largest percentage of its land set aside and designated as Indian lands.

    4. Arkansas

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    Pine Bluff, Arkansas is known as the world center of archery bow production.

    5. California

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    More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States.

    6. Colorado

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    Colorado's state fossil is the stegosaurus.

    7. Connecticut

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    Connecticut receives roughly $4 Billion-a-year through tourism.

    8. Delaware

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    The state beverage of Delaware is milk.

    9. District of Columbia

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    There are 123 public schools in the District of Columbia.

    10. Florida

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    Florida has over 11,000 miles of various waterways.

    11. Georgia

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    Georgia's state marine mammal is the right whale.

    12. Hawaii

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    Hawaii has its own time zone (Hawaiian Standard Time/HST).

    13. Idaho

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    Idaho's state fish is the cutthroat trout.

    14. Illinois

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    Illinois became the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery.

    15. Indiana

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    Marcella Gruelle of Indianapolis created the Raggedy Ann doll in 1914.

    16. Iowa

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    The state flower of Iowa is the wild rose.

    17. Kansas

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    The state motto of Kansas is Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties).

    18. Kentucky

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    The only monument south of the Ohio River dedicated to Union Soldiers, who died in the Civil War, is located in Vanceburg, Kentucky.

    19. Louisiana

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    Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the United States; the building is 450 feet tall with 34 floors.

    20. Maine

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    Maine's coastline is 3,500 miles.

    21. Maryland

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    Maryland's state sport is jousting.

    22. Massachusetts

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    The Boston subway, built in 1897, is the nation's first.

    23. Michigan

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    Michigan is known colloquially as 'The Mitten' for obvious reasons.

    24. Minnesota

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    Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline (more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined).

    25. Mississippi

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    The world's largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula.

    26. Missouri

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    The state instrument of Missouri is the fiddle.

    27. Montana

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    In 1888, Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.

    28. Nebraska

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    Nebraska has more underground water reserves than any other state in the continental U.S.

    29. Nevada

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    Nevada is the only state where prostitution is legal.

    30. New Hampshire

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    New Hampshire's major lake is Lake Winnipesaukee.

    31. New Jersey

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    New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the diner capital of the world.

    32. New Mexico

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    The Palace of Governors in Santa Fe, built in 1610, is one of the oldest public buildings in America.

    33. New York

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    The first railroad in America ran a distance of 11 miles between Albany and Schenectady.

    34. North Carolina

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    The first Pepsi was created and served in New Bern, North Carolina in 1898.

    35. North Dakota

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    The Lewis and Clark expedition encountered their first grizzly (brown) bears in North Dakota.

    36. Ohio

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    Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio in 1930.

    37. Oklahoma

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    The National Cowboy Hall of Fame is located in Oklahoma City.

    38. Oregon

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    Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. It was formed more than 6,500 years ago.

    39. Pennsylvania

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    Pennsylvania is the only original colony not bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.

    40. Rhode Island

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    The White Horse Tavern was built in 1673 and is the oldest operating tavern in the United States.

    41. South Carolina

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    The state dance of South Carolina is the Shag!

    42. South Dakota

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    Mitchell, South Dakota is the home of the world's only Corn Palace.

    43. Tennessee

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    There were more National Guard soldiers deployed from Tennessee for the Gulf War effort than any other state.

    44. Texas

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    Texas comes from the Hasinai Indian word tejas meaning friends or allies.

    45. Utah

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    The average snowfall in the mountains near Salt Lake City is 500 inches.

    46. Vermont

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    In ratio of cows to people, Vermont has the greatest number of dairy cows in the country.

    47. Virginia

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    Over 1/2 the battles fought in the civil war were fought in Virginia. Over 2,200 of the 4,000 battles.

    48. Washington

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    There are 140 public airfields in Washington, including 16 state airports.

    49. West Virginia

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    Coal House, the only residence in the world built entirely of coal, is located in White Sulphur Springs. The house was occupied on June 1, 1961.

    50. Wisconsin

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    The Hamburger hall of fame is located in Seymour, Wisconsin.

    51. Wyoming

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    The first Dude Ranch in Wyoming was the Eaton Ranch, near Wolf, Wyoming. The Eaton's also came up with the term "dude."

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