Each state has a lot of strange facts, cool or scary, but they also have some facts they 'd rather you not know. These are facts that are not quite majestic and interesting. (In fact, they are just sad.) Do not worry, your state certainly a.
And here. You are welcome.
1. It is illegal to buy sex toys in Alabama.
You need a doctor's note. Meanwhile, produce prices continue to soar. Do not eat the salad.
2. Alaska: The state Antisocial
Diane McEachern, via Los Angeles Times
If Manhattan had the population density of Alaska, there would be 28 people on the island. You also do not see Russia.
3. Arizona has the natural characteristic of the worst named.
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Even Wikipedia think the aerial photo of the volcano near Flagstaff resembles a "disaster toilet. "He is politely called SP Crater, but the real name is" Sh * t Pot. "
4. Why is it an S at the end?
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foreign befuddling for years, it is actually illegal (technically) to mispronounce "Arkansas "while in Arkansas. The law was on the books since 1947. (In fact, it is a combination of Sioux and French pronunciations that led to S. Silence Now you know.)
5. environmental legacy of California
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the California grizzly is the animal of the state, and appears on the flag of California. Settlers in the 19th century marvel at his majesty. So of course, they slaughtered them all and now they are all dead.
6. Colorado terrible stoner humor
Huffington Post / BuzzFeed
They were to replace the 420 mile marker in Colorado with because it was getting stolen. I understand may seem funny when you blazed, but go, guys.
7. Connecticut lead once prohibits gay
The Day
Okay, so at least they got their gay panic-induced behavior, but in 1970, a man was denied a driver's license because of his sexual orientation.
8. Delaware desecrated a cemetery
The Traveler Cemetery
A cemetery was flooded when the Delaware river was diverted, and that day, tombstones always wash up on shore. Does anyone ever watch horror movies?
9. Florida really like to masturbate
Gawker
Well, to be honest, everything about Florida is quite embarrassing, but it n 't mean Florida does not like. A lot. In public. (Seriously, masturbation in public is an issue.)
10. Georgia is serious about soda
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Georgia is home to Coca-Cola. The day of Coke State in 1998, a student was suspended for wearing a Pepsi shirt.
11. Hamsters and hummingbirds are illegal in Hawaii
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If these little critters are out, they cause environmental damage on a large scale. Ad guinea pigs chinchillas agree, however.
12. The fall of a potato on New Year Idaho
Idaho potato Drop (yes, he has his own website)
instead of a ball, New Year revelers watching a potato down Boise. Unfortunately, that kind of looks like something besides a potato.
13. Illinois Mexico stole a leg and will not be back
History
An Illinois infantry flew General Antonio Lopez de leg prosthesis Santa Anna in the Mexican-American war. Mexico has repeatedly asked to return, but Illinois sticks his fingers in his ears and pretends not to hear.
14. Indiana can not do math
Purdue University
in 1897, state lawmakers tried to pass a bill that would legally make pi equal 3.2 because decimals are scary.
15. Iowa had a prisoner with a strangely poetic last meal
Last meals project
sentenced to hang for murder in 1963 (yes, block), victor feguer asked one olive pit with his last meal, and said he hoped a tree rise from his body as a sign of peace. But if he wanted peace, he probably should not have killed people.
16. Kansas loves hands on learning
Did you know Statistics
in 08, wind erosion laboratory Kansas State University was destroyed. By a tornado.
17. Kentucky once rained meat and people ate
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The meat was likely horse, and probably from puking vultures. This has not prevented the barbecue in 1876.
18. Louisiana is in jail
Adv Watch
One in 86 people in this state is incarcerated, making it the highest rate in the world.
19. Maine has not Cabot Cove
Deadline
Cabot Cove of Murder She Wrote fame is not real, thankfully. If it were, it would have the murder rate the highest in the world.
20. Taxes Maryland toilets
Bizarre Jobs
supporters of the soft yellow practice will save money in Maryland, where the flushing of a toilet is taxable. According to about $ 2.50 per month.
21. Massachsetts is windy
Chicago stole the "Windy City", but actually beat Massachusetts, with 13 of the 20 windiest cities.
22. Who falls for the Nigerian prince scam? Michigan.
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Alcona County lost more than a million dollars in the famous silly scam. In 07.
23. Minnesota is touchy
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Sinclair Lewis wrote Main Street, which criticized the narrowness of Minnesota. True to form, Minnesota has banned the book.
24. Mississippi is racist (but you knew that)
Muppet Wikia
Despite the fact that Kermit is canonically Mississippi, the show was banned in 1970 because he presented a racially integrated cast.
25. Missouri is a black market for margarine
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Margarine can not legally be yellow in Missouri. yellow margarine illegal dealers can face six months in prison.
26. Montana almost did not get associated with Miley Cyrus
Disney
Is this good or bad? Anyway, the character was almost called "Alexis Texas." Alexis Texas is now the stage name of a porn star, so there's that.
27. Nebraska drank the Kool-Aid
virally supressed
the soft drink was invented here, so the state said it the official drink of the state.
28. Nevada gives you cancer
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the nuclear test in the Nevada desert is believed to have caused cancer in hundreds of people, including actor John Wayne.
29. New Hampshire bitter irony
MadDogDemocrat
the "Live Free or Die" license plates are manufactured by prisoners.
30. New Jersey sucked Donald Trump
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Everybody makes fun of Jersey, but they kind of deserve it. Once they have tried to use eminent domain on the house of an elderly woman while Trump could build a parking for limousines.
31. first graduate of New Mexico was not at the ceremony
NMSU
Sam Steel was the only person her 1893 graduating class at the State University of New Mexico. Just one. But he was shot before he could graduate.
32. New York had a riot on hats
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in 1922, New Yorkers outraged for 8 days on whether it was socially acceptable to wear a straw hat after September 15. Several people were arrested in this view adult rational thinking.
33. We bombed North Carolina (almost)
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In 1961, two nuclear bombs dropped on North Carolina, each greater than that dropped on Hiroshima. Needless to say, they will detonate, but it came a little to close, with only the safety switch prevents a disaster.
34. Everyone forgets North Dakota
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He was admitted to the Union in 1889, but due to a clerical error, North Dakota was not technically a state until 2011. Nobody No one noticed.
35. Ohio might want to do something about it.
Wired
Ohio Cuyahoga River is so polluted that it caught fire. Several times.
36. Oklahoma does not know the difference between a fruit and a vegetable
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Oklahoma said watermelon her vegetable state in 07, claiming that he is related to cucumbers and squash and therefore not a fruit. But we think it's because they love salad.
37. Oregon has a tiny park
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There. That's the park. No dogs please.
38. Pennsyvania does not care how much storage is
Modern Farmer
It is illegal in Pennsylvania to use a milk crate for anything other than milk containers. The law was adopted to prevent the resale of stolen milk.
39. Rhode Island has the worst mascot ever
RISD
We are sorry guys about it ,. This is crude. Rhode Island School Of Design is apparently run by 12-year-olds because its mascot is "Scrotie," which is a giant dong, and, even better, the basketball team is called the "balls" and hockey team is called "Nads." school spirit!
40. South Carolina distrusts pinball
Myrtle Beach Arcades
It is illegal to play pinball in South Carolina if you 're under 18 We assume Duke Nukem is correct.
41. South Dakota could be better
Red Cloud School
The Pine Ridge Indian reservation has a life expectancy of 48, second only to Haiti. He received one of the lowest standards of living in the Western Hemisphere.
42. Tennessee is macabre
The Tampa Tribune
brought Tennessee's electric chair in 2014 as an alternative to lethal injections, which are rare. Just do not ask them to give up killing people. The president is from 1916 and is built of wood from the gallows he replaces.
43. Texas likes to burn things carelessly
Texas Climate News
the coal power plants in Texas alone produces as much pollution as all the land of Egypt.
44. Utah needs a dictionary
Business Insider
in 06, a teacher in Utah wrote on homophones, or words that sound the same. moral panic ensued and the teacher was fired because the word sounded kind of like "homosexual". Using the thought of the school board of the word promoted the "gay agenda" rather than, you know, literacy.
45. Vermont is short
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the tallest building in Vermont is 11 stories, making it the tallest building in the country.
46. Virginia has clearly not been reading assignment
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This classic was banned in 1966 because of being "immoral". Author Harper Lee has created a fund in response. The fund was to educate the school board, because she thought they must be illiterate.
47. Washington made horses weep
Sophorses
Sex with animals was not officially banned until 05, when a man died of internal injuries following sex with a horse.
48. West Virginia loves pizza much
A Simple Home Cook
West Virginia has more pizza places than it does gyms.
49. Wisconsin abandoned on birds
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at least in Madison. Domestic cats kill as many birds as the official bird of the city is the flamingo plastic garden.
50. Wyoming prefers the stairs
Casper Star Tribune
There are two escalators in the entire state of Wyoming.
And there you have it! What a horrible (or not so terrible) thing is your state known for?
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