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The only U.S. state located in Oceania
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Hawaii
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Adirondack Park was given state constitutional protection to remain "forever wild"
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New York
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Its population is largely concentrated in the Willamette Valley
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Oregon
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Known as the Peach State
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Georgia
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The traditional prominence of dairy farming and cheesemaking have led to the nickname of "cheeseheads"
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Wisconsin
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The pronunciation with the final "s" being silent was made official by an act of the state legislature
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Arkansas
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Three U.S. presidents have been elected while living in the state: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Barack Obama
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Illinois
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The easternmost state in the contiguous United States
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Maine
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A common misconception that it is the flattest state in the nation
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Kansas
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Its license plates carry the state motto, "Live Free or Die"
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New Hampshire
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The state experiences the most tornadoes in the United States, an average of 139 a year
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Texas
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There are 11,842 lakes over 10 acres in size
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Minnesota
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Family Guy is based in a fictional city named Quahog
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Rhode Island
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Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill form the Research Triangle
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North Carolina
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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in the south central region of the state
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Pennsylvania
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Federal lands include two national parks - Grand Teton and Yellowstone
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Wyoming
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The French founded the region's first European settlement at Old Mobile in 1702
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Alabama
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Significant rivers within the state include the Cuyahoga River, Great Miami River, and Maumee River
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Ohio
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Thomas Jefferson and many of the state's early leaders favored the Neoclassical architecture style
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Virginia
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Home to Sun Records, where musicians such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Roy Orbison began their recording careers
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Tennessee
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Wisconsin has 3,350,000 cattle total while Minnesota has 2,280,000. Even looking at dairy cattle specifically (versus dairy and beef cattle combined), there is no contest between number of cows in Wisconsin versus Minnesota. There are 1,260,000 head of dairy cattle in Wisconsin, surpassed only by the larger state of California. Minnesota is ranked 7th in the nation with 455,000 dairy cattle.