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2
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Has the longest freshwater shoreline out of any state
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6
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A quarter of its area is made up of Indian reservations
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8
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Starting point of the Oregon Train and the Santa Fe Trail
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10
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Has 8 different ecosystems, including temperate rainforest and desert
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11
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Only state without any scheduled air service out of its airports
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13
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Asian Americans makes up the largest segment of it's population
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14
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Seceded from Massachusetts in 1820
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15
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Only state that lies entirely above 1,000 feet
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16
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Two National Parks are often overshadowed by a smaller national monument
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17
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Largest gold producing state
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18
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Has a Palmetto Palm tree on its state flag
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19
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Least populated state in the nation
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20
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Home to the geographic center of North America
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21
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Had the nation's most powerful earthquake in 1964
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23
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Was an independent nation for 9 years before joining the US
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24
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It's highest point of 345ft is the lowest highpoint out of any state
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25
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Has the shortest coastline out of any state on an ocean
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27
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Produces 60% of the nation's farm raised catfish
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28
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Only one of the original 13 colonies that does not border an ocean
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29
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Only state with a pennant-shaped state flag
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30
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The first English child was born here in 1587
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31
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Became a state in 1863 by seceding from an existing state
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37
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Rivers make up the entirety of its east and west borders
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38
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One of it's nicknames is Big Sky Country
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39
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There is an oil well on the front lawn of this state's capitol
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40
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Nickname is the Sunflower State
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41
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Home to the Marshall Space Flight Center
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42
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38% of its land is held by the national park service
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43
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Has more miles of interstate highway than any other state
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44
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Largest maple syrup producer in the US
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45
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8 US Presidents were born in this state
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