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Update Log
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December 10, 2024 - Fixed Maine
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Eliminate...
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US State
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The ONLY state completely on islands
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Hawaii
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The ONLY state not in the Lower 48
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Alaska
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The ONLY state that borders Maine
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New Hampshire
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The ONLY state with a Green Background on their flag
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Washington
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The ONLY state that borders the Lake of the Woods
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Minnesota
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The ONLY state that changed their flag in 2024
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Utah
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The ONLY state that borders Manitoba (Canadian Province)
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North Dakota
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The ONLY state with a border on their flag*
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West Virginia
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The ONLY state that has a city named Moscow
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Idaho
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The ONLY state that borders British Columbia (Canadian Province)
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Montana
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The ONLY state with a non rectangular flag design
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Ohio
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The ONLY state with a reverse design on the back of their flag
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Oregon
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The ONLY state that borders the Pacific
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California
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The ONLY state that starts with O-
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Oklahoma
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The ONLY state that got their name from the Uto-Aztecan Language
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New Mexico
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The ONLY state that got their statehood after 1900
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Arizona
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The ONLY state that is on the Four Corners
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Colorado
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The ONLY state that is shaped like a box
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Wyoming
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The ONLY state that has a population lower than 750,000
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Vermont
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The ONLY state that starts with V-
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Virginia
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The ONLY state that shares a name with a tribe
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South Dakota
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The ONLY state that has the word, "South" in its name
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South Carolina
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The ONLY state that has a cardinal direction in its name
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North Carolina
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The ONLY state that borders a single state
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Maine
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The ONLY state that has no clear etymology
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Rhode Island
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The ONLY state that is in the West Region (according to U.S. Census Bureau)
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Nevada
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The ONLY state that has the word, "City" in their capital
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Missouri
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The ONLY state that borders 8 states
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Tennessee
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The ONLY state that borders 2 states
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Florida
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The ONLY state that borders Canada
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New York
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The ONLY state that has the word, "New" in its name
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New Jersey
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The ONLY state that borders Mexico
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Texas
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The ONLY state that holds a well known Cape
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Massachusetts
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The ONLY state that has a double "s" in their name
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Mississippi
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The ONLY state that independently holds the delta of a river named after the state above
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Louisiana
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The ONLY state that borders the Gulf Coast
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Alabama
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The ONLY state that borders Lake Huron
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Michigan
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The ONLY state that borders Lake Superior
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Wisconsin
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The ONLY state that borders Lake Erie
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Pennsylvania
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The ONLY state that shares its name with a country
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Georgia
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The ONLY state that joined the Confederate States of America
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Arkansas
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The ONLY state with their name in a different state' name
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Kansas
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The ONLY state that is in New England
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Connecticut
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The ONLY state that borders two rivers in opposite sides
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Iowa
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The ONLY state west of the Mississippi River
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Nebraska
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The ONLY state that is landlocked
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Kentucky
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The ONLY state that ends in -s
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Illinois
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The ONLY state that has a capital name over 10 letters
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Indiana
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The ONLY state that has a capital name under 6 letters
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Delaware
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The ONLY state remaining
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Maryland
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- Michigan borders Canada by water, there are zero land borders between Canada and Michigan.
- Moscow is a well-known city in Idaho. (Seriously, search it up.)
- Cape Cod is one of the most well known capes in the world.
- Dakota, also known as Sioux or Lakota, is a Native American tribe located near the Dakota states.
- The etymology for Rhode Island is currently unknown and disputed as not a lot of evidence can verify any reason.
If there are other stuff I might've missed, tell me in the comments by adding a new comment!
- Etymologies: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/US_State_Name_Etymologies.svg
- Canada Borders: https://www.mapchart.net/usa-and-canada.html
- Mexico Borders: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Map_of_USA_with_state_and_territory_names_2.png
- Confederate States of America: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/US_map_1864_Civil_War_divisions.svg
- US Census Bureau: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Census_Regions_and_Division_of_the_United_States.svg
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5294577,-82.6679189,3229m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.2621402,-88.2620392,550m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
I think I misunderstood Michigan's border. Should these islands count?