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Alabama is the Land of Lost Luggage. The Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro has become a giant thrift store, where passengers' unclaimed stuff is sold. The store has become one of Alabama's top tourist attractions. In need of a suit of armor? Stop by. The center might just have it.

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Alaska - The Last Frontier sees up to 20 hours of sunshine in certain months, which results in deliciously sweeter and larger produce, particularly cabbage.

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Arizona -

Mules bring Supai and Phantom Town residents their mail.

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Arkansas - Visitors scouring the field at the Crater of Diamonds not only can keep diamonds if they find them, but they can rent mining tools at the mine's center. This is the country's only diamond mine. 

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California - Marin County claims to have the world’s highest concentration of hot tubs. 

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Colorado - Folks took the 420 mile marker so often that the state finally decided to replace it for a 419.99 marker.

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Connecticut - A pickle must bounce in the Constitution State to officially be considered a pickle.

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Delaware - The First State is the only state that has no national parks or any site included in the National Park Service domain.

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Florida - Unmarried women aren't allowed to parachute on Sundays. 

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Georgia - People can be arrested for eating fried chicken with a fork.

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Hawaii - The Aloha State has dedicated a food festival to spam. Unsurprisingly, Hawaii consumes more spam than other state. 

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Idaho - Forget the ball drop at Times Square. In Idaho, folks ring in the New Year by dropping a huge potato. 

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Illinois - Between 1923 and 1969, Illinois's official language was American, and not English.

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Indiana - The state’s legislature attempted to pass a law in 1897 to round up the lengthy decimal value of pi to 3.2. It failed to pass, but it was pretty close. 

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Iowa - There are seven pigs to each Iowan in the state. That's equal to 20 million pigs versus 3 million people.

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Kansas -

No one may catch fish with his or her bare hands in the Sunflower State.

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Kentucky - The Bluegrass State may be known for its bourbon, but it's also home to the country's first commercial winery.

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Louisiana - The first bottler of Coca-Cola was a Louisianian from Monroe named Joseph Biedenharn.

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Maine - Up until 2003, the town of Strong produced 90% of the country’s toothpick supply. But all the factories have since closed down.

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Maryland - Maryland residents pay $2.50 a month for the luxury of owning a toilet. 

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Massachusetts - Lake Webster has a second name: Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. 

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Michigan - The Great Lake State is likely the only place in the world where you can find cities named both Paradise and Hell.

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Minnesota - The title of the state with the most golfers per capita goes to the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

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Mississippi - We now buy shoes in pairs thanks to a Mississippian. Phil Gilbert decided selling pair of shoes made more sense in 1884. 

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Montana - In 1967, two different grizzly bears attacked and killed two women on the same night in Glacier National Park. 

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Nebraska - Kool-Aid is the state's official beverage, which makes sense since it was invented there.

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Nevada - There are eight slot machines for each Nevadan in the state. 

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New Hampshire - New Hampshire was the first of the 13 original colonies to declare independence from Great Britain, six full months before the Declaration of Independence was signed.  

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New Jersey - New Jersey has more diners than any other state in the country. The Garden State is also home to the world's longest boardwalk, located in Atlantic City.

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New Mexico - New Mexicans are a smart bunch. The state has more PhDs per capita than any other other. That's likely because New Mexico has a considerable number of important research facilities.

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New York - The Empire State building is so large it has its own zip code: 10118. The famous skyscraper is 1 of 43 buildings in New York City that has its own zip code.

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North Carolina - North Carolina is deemed the Furniture Capital of the World. The state receives thousands of visitors twice a year to attend the High Point Market furniture exhibition.

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North Dakota - This is the least visited state of all in America. The visitors it does receive tend to be in the oil industry.

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Ohio - The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland has caught fire a total of 13 times since 1868 due to its high levels of chemical pollution. 

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Oklahoma - Americans everywhere have Sylvan Goldman of Oklahoma to thank for when they go grocery shopping. He introduced the shopping cart to the Humpty Dumpty supermarket in 1937.

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Oregon - Pictured is the world’s smallest park. Mill Ends Park is located in downtown Portland. 

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Pennsylvania -

A coal mine fire that started 50 years ago is still burning underground in Centralia, a town that lost most of its residents as a consequence and is now a near-ghost town.

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Rhode Island -

Newport is home to America's oldest tavern, built in 1673.

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South Carolina - South Carolina's Morgan Island is home to some 4,000 rhesus monkeys, however visitors aren't welcome. The monkeys are strictly used for AIDS research.

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South Dakota - Pierre is the only capital city in the US that doesn’t share at least one letter with its state. 

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Texas - Texas is larger than any country in western Europe. 

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Utah -

Utahns consume so much Jell-O that it became the state's official dessert in 2001.

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Vermont - Montpelier is the only US capital that doesn't have a McDonald's. 

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Virginia -

There are more vanity plates in Virginia than there are people in the state of Rhode Island.

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Washington - Washington has more glaciers than the other 47 contiguous states combined.

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West Virginia - Pizza may not be the first things that comes to mind when you think of West Virginia, but the state has more pizza shops than gyms.

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Wisconsin - The first smooth, splinter-free toilet paper was invented in Wisconsin. Most toilet papers in the early 20th century were made of wood chips until Northern Paper started “linenizing” it.

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Wyoming -

Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote. In 1869, the territory’s legislature declared that “every woman of the age of twenty-one years, residing in this territory, may at every election…cast her vote.”

See also: These are the unhealthiest (and healthiest) US states

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