ALABAMA … Was the first place to have 9-1-1,
started in 1968.
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ALASKA … One out of every 64 people has a pilot’s license.
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ARIZONA … Is the only state in the continental U.S.
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ALASKA … One out of every 64 people has a pilot’s license.
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ARIZONA … Is the only state in the continental U.S.
that doesn’t follow Daylight Savings Time.
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ARKANSAS … Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S.
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CALIFORNIA . Its economy is so large that if it
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ARKANSAS … Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S.
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CALIFORNIA . Its economy is so large that if it
were a country, it would rank seventh in the entire world.
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COLORADO … In 1976 it became the only state to turn
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COLORADO … In 1976 it became the only state to turn
down the Olympics.
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CONNECTICUT … The Frisbee was invented here at
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CONNECTICUT … The Frisbee was invented here at
Yale University.
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DELAWARE … Has more scientists and engineers than
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DELAWARE … Has more scientists and engineers than
any other state.
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FLORIDA …. At 759 square miles, Jacksonville is the
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FLORIDA …. At 759 square miles, Jacksonville is the
U.S.’s largest city.
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GEORGIA … It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist
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GEORGIA … It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist
John Pemberton made the first vat of Coca-Cola.
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HAWAII … Hawaiians live, on average, five years
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HAWAII … Hawaiians live, on average, five years
longer than residents in any other state.
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IDAHO … TV was invented in Rigby, Idaho, in 1922.
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ILLINOIS … The Chicago River is dyed green every
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IDAHO … TV was invented in Rigby, Idaho, in 1922.
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ILLINOIS … The Chicago River is dyed green every
St. Patrick’s Day.
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INDIANA … Home to Santa Claus, Indiana, which gets
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INDIANA … Home to Santa Claus, Indiana, which gets
a half million letters to Santa every year.
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IOWA … Winnebagos get their name from Winnebago County. Also, it is the only state that begins with two vowels.
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KANSAS … Liberal, Kansas, has an exact replica of the
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IOWA … Winnebagos get their name from Winnebago County. Also, it is the only state that begins with two vowels.
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KANSAS … Liberal, Kansas, has an exact replica of the
house in The Wizard of Oz.
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KENTUCKY … Has more than $6 billion in gold underneath
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KENTUCKY … Has more than $6 billion in gold underneath
Fort Knox.
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LOUISIANA … Has parishes instead of counties because
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LOUISIANA … Has parishes instead of counties because
they were originally Spanish church units..
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MAINE … It’s so big, it covers as many square miles
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MAINE … It’s so big, it covers as many square miles
as the other five New England states combined.
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MARYLAND …. The Oujia board was created in
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MARYLAND …. The Oujia board was created in
Baltimore in 1892.
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MASSACHUSETTS … The Fig Newton is named after
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MASSACHUSETTS … The Fig Newton is named after
Newton, Massachusetts.
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MICHIGAN … Fremont, home to Gerber, is the baby
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MICHIGAN … Fremont, home to Gerber, is the baby
food capital of the world.
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MINNESOTA … Bloomington’ s Mall of America is so big,
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MINNESOTA … Bloomington’ s Mall of America is so big,
if you spent 10 minutes in each store, you’d be there
nearly four days.
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MISSISSIPPI … President Teddy Roosevelt refused
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MISSISSIPPI … President Teddy Roosevelt refused
to shoot a bear here … that’s how the teddy bear got its name.
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MISSOURI … Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.
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MONTANA .. A sapphire from Montana is in the
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MISSOURI … Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.
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MONTANA .. A sapphire from Montana is in the
Crown Jewels of England.
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NEBRASKA … More triplets are born here than in
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NEBRASKA … More triplets are born here than in
any other state.
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NEVADA …. Has more hotel rooms than any other
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NEVADA …. Has more hotel rooms than any other
place in the world.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE … Birthplace of Tupperware,
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NEW HAMPSHIRE … Birthplace of Tupperware,
invented in 1938 by Earl Tupper.
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NEW JERSEY … Has the most shopping malls in one
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NEW JERSEY … Has the most shopping malls in one
area in the world.
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NEW MEXICO … Smokey the Bear was rescued from
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NEW MEXICO … Smokey the Bear was rescued from
a 1950 forest fire here.
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NEW YORK … Is home to the nation’s oldest cattle ranch, started in 1747 in Montauk.
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NORTH CAROLINA .. Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.
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NORTH DAKOTA … Rigby, North Dakota, is the exact geographic center of North America.
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OHIO … The hot dog was invented here in 1900.
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OKLAHOMA … The grounds of the state capital are
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NEW YORK … Is home to the nation’s oldest cattle ranch, started in 1747 in Montauk.
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NORTH CAROLINA .. Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.
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NORTH DAKOTA … Rigby, North Dakota, is the exact geographic center of North America.
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OHIO … The hot dog was invented here in 1900.
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OKLAHOMA … The grounds of the state capital are
covered by operating oil wells.
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OREGON … Has the most ghost towns in the country.
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PENNSYLVANIA … The smiley, 🙂 was first used in 1980
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OREGON … Has the most ghost towns in the country.
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PENNSYLVANIA … The smiley, 🙂 was first used in 1980
by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University.
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RHODE ISLAND . The nation’s oldest bar, the
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RHODE ISLAND . The nation’s oldest bar, the
White Horse Tavern, opened here in 1673.
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SOUTH CAROLINA … Sumter County is home to the
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SOUTH CAROLINA … Sumter County is home to the
world’s largest gingko farm.
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SOUTH DAKOTA … Is the only state that’s never had an earthquake.
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TENNESSEE … Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry is the longest
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SOUTH DAKOTA … Is the only state that’s never had an earthquake.
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TENNESSEE … Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry is the longest
running live radio show in the world.
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TEXAS … Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco back in 1885.
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UTAH … The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant
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TEXAS … Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco back in 1885.
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UTAH … The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant
opened here in 1952.
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VERMONT … Montpelier is the only state capital without
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VERMONT … Montpelier is the only state capital without
a McDonald’s.
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VIRGINIA …. Home of the world’s largest office building …
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VIRGINIA …. Home of the world’s largest office building …
The Pentagon.
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WASHINGTON …. Seattle has twice as many college
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WASHINGTON …. Seattle has twice as many college
graduates as any other state.
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WASHINGTON D.C. … Was the first planned capital
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WASHINGTON D.C. … Was the first planned capital
in the world.
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WEST VIRGINIA … Had the world’s first brick paved
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WEST VIRGINIA … Had the world’s first brick paved
street, Summers Street, laid in Charleston in 1870.
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WISCONSIN … The ice cream sundae was invented here
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WISCONSIN … The ice cream sundae was invented here
in 1881 to get around Blue Laws prohibiting ice cream
from being sold on Sundays.
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WYOMING … Was the first state to allow women to vote.
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WYOMING … Was the first state to allow women to vote.
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