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America is an incredible place filled withMagic locationsandNatural jaw wonders. But there are also a lot of beautifully bizarre and fabulously bizarre facts on each state of the United States - and some of them are simply so wild, they are almost impossible to believe.

For example, can you guess what state had wild camels of 1890? Where does one have his name because a grass politician lied about the knowledge of an Native American language? Well, curl, because you are about to know. These are the most difficult to believe - and yet totally verifiable - facts about each state.

Bear Wrestling was once apopular attraction In the Allabama rooms and exhibitions. The spectators would examine in the excitement that strong men and the professional wrestlers were trying to pin alive bears - usually varieties grizzly, black or brunette - to make money and prove their strength. Bears do not fail only in the street, however, they were possessed and trained as fighters. One of the most famous wasTerrible ted, who made advantages likeJerry Lawler andRocky Johnson (the father ofDwayne The Rock Johnson)

The practice was officially made illegal in 1996, but the law was repealed because it was "obsolete" in 2015. A sponsor of the origin law put it thismanner"It does not bother me of anyone who wants to fight bears if they just come out in the woods and fight the bear in his own words."

While most of Alaska is firmly in the Western hemisphere, the Aleuties Islands extend throughout the eastern hemisphere. This means that the state lies in two hemispheres andContains the eastern part of the United States., Semisopochnoi Island and the most western part of the United States, Amatignak Island.

It would not be unusual to identify a wild camel somewhere in the Gobi desert, but at the end of the 19th century, you could also find themItinerant around Arizona. Back in 1855, the US government spent $ 30,000 from 75 camels for military use (they thought the animals would be useful for the shuttle between remote military outposts), according toSmithsonian. When the plan did not work as expected, portions of the herd were auctioned by one by one. And while we ended up in theSmithsonian Museum, Other camels were spotted the state up to 1890.

Nobody will blame you if you have no idea what is a dulcimer. The string instrument is part of the ZIH family and while providing a nice sound of bloody, he did not really win the same level of renown as the guitar or violin. Despite this, Arkansas always proves to be his fair share of the instruments. In fact, more sulcimers are manufactured inMountain view, Arkansasthan almostelsewherein thelinetheD. And although it can be impressive, the violin came out the official state instrument.

If you live in California, earthquakes are part of life. But you may not have understood how often they occur - because most of them are essentially undetectable for humans. According toGeological survey of the United States, about10,000 earthquakesare recorded each year in the south of California. Fortunately, only about 15 or 20 years have a greater than four level of the Richter scale.

Make an offer to host the Olympic Games is a long, costly and complicated process. However, when the International Olympic Committee has awarded the 1976 Olympic Winter Games atDin greenIn May 1970, those who lived in the state were not as excited as you could expect. In reality,There was a huge opposition to the planAnd in 1972, voters in a referendum of the state decided that they did not want the state to welcome games because of astronomical costs and environmental concerns. So far, Colorado is theonly onenever reject the games. The event was finally held in Innsbruck, Austria.

Burger's up! According toCongress LibraryThe first American hamburgers were served at lunch lunch, a lunch that opened in 1895 and is located in New Haven city center near Yale University. Although theDemolition facing constructionIn 1974, making way for a medical complex, the restaurant managed to prevail before the court and maintain things running. Today, generations after this initial hamburger turned over the grill, the restaurant still belongs to the same family and "the original burger" isalways on the menu for $ 6.75.

Delaware has rapid growthshoveltRY industrywhich means that farmers retain a lot of chickens to meet the demand, according to the local section of the statePBS and NPR Affiliate. In fact, for every person in the state, there are about 200 chickens. And as there are nearly one million human beings in Delaware, it means that there are about 200 million trusted chickens.

A range of fascinating, fabulous and shiny creatures calls the state of Florida at home - and the Giant African Earth Snail is one of them. The creature is so nipped that when the Florida Agriculture Department has published an announcement of the public service, residents on snails, they had to assure everyone, "it is not science fiction. It's real."

An invasive species, the Giant African Earth Snailcan reach eight inches long and live up to nine years, according toCBS News. On top of that, they can lengthen up to 1,200 eggs a year.

The Square of New York's time can drop a crystal ball filled withDreams and GreetingsPeople from around the world, but the people of Tallapoosa, Georgia do things a little differently on December 31. Every year, about 4,000 people gather for theDrop, during which a taxidermie opossum named Spencer - not a sparkling crystal ball makes the midnight descent to ring in the new year.

Thanks to its tropical climate and beautiful landscape, Hawaii is already a magical place. This can also be a very dangerous place.ABC News reports that the fact of theKilatea volcanoThe spectacular eruption that lasted more than 100 days in 2018, 875 acres - on the size of New York Central Park - New Earth was created on the Big Island.. Kilauea has erupted continuously since 1983, but the amount of new lands created has been as extreme as it was in 2018.

A popular theory of Idaho got his name suggested that in 1860, a doctor and a grassic politician namedGeorge arrangedproposed that the new territory, which would later Colorado, named Idaho based on an American american term means "Gemme des Montagnes". The suggestion made it to the American Senate, but just before it had to be ratified, it was discovered that will have made the name of the name. The territory has become Colorado, but a few years later, a new territory has been appointed and called Idaho-despite the fact that the initial claims of this one being an American term of America was completely false.

Each year, more than 500 million pumpkin pounds are harvested in the state of Illinois. AndAccording to the USDAThe state grows more than twice as many pumpkins than each of the other four actors of the pumpkin game: California, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Texas. The pumpkins from the country of Lincoln are mainly used in the manufacture of food, including the filling of the pie.

John Petit, a sheriff and an army in Vincennes, Indiana, made a series of magistratesLong rifles around 1803-Ane that wasbelonging toWilliam Clark, of only five of his firearms in hand still exist, including the "Growland rifle", which in 2012 became theOfficial Pistol of Indiana. The firearm, which adorned the brass details, is named after the house ofWilliam Henry Harrison, who also lived in Vincennes before becoming President of the United States.

If you are planning an island getaway, it would probably not belong to youOpt for holidays in Iowa. But it turns out that the terrestrial state is home to a single city of island, calledSabula. Parallel to one kilometer long and a quarter of a mile wide on the Mississippi, Sabula was not originally an island at all. The area was separated from the continent when a lock and a dam were constructed in the 1930s.

About two miles apart fromLebanon, Kansas, There areA stone marker With a plate declared it "the geographical center of the United States". According to the plate, engineers used data from the US coast survey and geodesics to locate the center of continental states. A one-bedroom church - The Chapel of the American Center - was rebuilt on site in 2008 after a speed vehicle destroyed it.

Everyone does not agree with the coordinates on this.Danger Champion and all around WizKen Jennings 1995 That the 1959 calculations should be updated with today's technology. He suggested that the center of the United States is "is somewhere near beautiful fork, South Dakota, two full states far from Lebanon."

In 2006, KentuckyDesignated fouling As the official dance of the state, but the history of tradition goes back much further. Obscured, according to Appalachian magazine, is the "fast practice to tap rhythmically and hit his foot against"Against a strong surface. Conventionally, a wooden sole hoof has been used, but there is a more modern-called-called flat-plane - which can be made of shoes with leather soles.

In America, 49 states use a legal system "common law", but a state does things a little differently. Louisiana follows a "civil law" system that dates back to 1804 when it was established by the French EmperorNapoleon. According toSlate"Decisions in the influenced system in French stem from the direct interpretation of the law; the decisions of the system of fact to give greater authority to the legal precedent". This could be the case, but they add that "in practice, both systems often work in the same way."

Outside FreeportPort, Maine, the house at L.L Bean, the unlikely desert exists as a result of poor farm practices on a farmhouse in family management of 300 acres. For about 100 years - between 1800 and 1900 - theTuttle's family Program the earth and worked the soil so strong that they wore all the fertile soil, finally leaving the sterile land. The sandy soil that remains became a tourist attraction that sees up to 30,000 visitors pass each year.

Maryland would have been the first state to name an official sport in 1962, but they did not opt ​​for football, baseball or basketball. Instead, the state chose the game. Yes, the sport spectator of choice during the Middle Ages in which the armored fighters on horseback are trying to withdraw from long peak poles. TheArchives of the state of MarylandExplains that "the tournaments of the game have taken place in the Maryland since the beginning of the early colonial, but have become more and more popular after the civil war. Keep the pages and customs of medieval tournaments, modern competitors are called "Knights" or "housekeepers" and many colorful costume dresses. "

The national anthem of America is not taken lightly in Massachusetts. According toSection 9 of the general legislation of the Bay State, at any time, the song is played or sung in public, it must be treated as a composition or a number in all and a separate number, without embellishment or addition ... "The law develops Whether the song can not be played as part of a drug or a dance audience - in public without risking a fine up to $ 100.

Bermuda is not the only place that has a zone subject to mysterious MisaDdventures-Michigan also has its own disturbing place that you may want to avoid. TheTriangle of Lake Michiganhas been the scene of unexplained incidents since 1891 whenHuman thomas And his crew of seven sailors disappeared crossing the lake. It was also the site of a tragedy of 1921 in which the ship of Rosa Belle arrived without its 11 passengers, but with collision damage - despite the fact that no other damaged ship was found or declared lost at the time. As other stories have cropped, rumors about time portals and UFOs circulated. Obviously, they have not been confirmed.

The kettle of the devil fallsinJudge C. R. Magney State Parkhas an unexpected feature that is almost as urgent as its name. While the fact that water falls into a dark cavernous hole is hard enough, which makes things even narrower, it is because no one knows where the water goes from there. In 2017, some scientistsdecidedThat the water must be in the river burles under the waterfall and wanted to put dye in the flow to prove their theory. Unfortunately, they finally decided not to test, and therefore the mystery remains.

36 million years ago, a flood swept the flora, Mississippi, striking trees that are now a petrified forest there. Buried under sediment, tree wood was slowly replaced above millennia with minerals, creating fossilized versions of original trees, some of which were more than100 feet tall. In 1976, the officials celebrated the forest by making petrified trees theOfficial state rock.

There are more than 6,000 caves in the state of Missouri you can takeDriving visits through, others who are illuminated byelectric lightingAnd still others who have9-storey underground arches. Due to the size and variety of caves of the state, they were once a place of refuge for Native Americans, then for European settlers. On top of that, many caves are rich in potassium nitrate, which provided the first Americans - and the Confederate Army - withgunpowder.

Many states endure bad weather, but Montana has already experienced a temperature drop of 100 degrees within 24 hours. The unusual event has won the state theGuinness World Record for the "GTemperature range the most serious in a day"Thanks to the fact that the city of Browning has increased from 44 degrees Fahrenheit to -56 degrees Fahrenheit in an incredibly short period of time.

Nebraska can be a terrestrial lock state, but that does not mean it can not boast proud to boastnavy. And it's due to the fact that in 1931,Lieutenant-Governor T.W. Mecalfe ordered the Navy whileGovernor Charles Bryan was absent on vacation. But Metcalfe was not interested in fortifying Nebraska's military force. Instead, he wanted to give his friends the majority positions of meaning that admirals. Nowadays, becoming a "admiral of Nebraska" is one of the highest honors in the state.

In 1995, theRepublic of Molossia was founded in the Nevada desert byKevin Baugh, which co-founded a previous Republic in Oregon in 1977. The11.3-Acre "Micronation, ", of course, entirely surrounded by the United States, has a 33-year-old population and their own independent bank and post office. There is also a customs office, because President Baugh insists on the fact. that you bring your passport to seize the country. Among the other government programs, theAir and Space Agency Molossian was created in 1999 to "explore and understand the universe beyond our own world".

Section207: 48 Of the general New Hampshire and games arrangements indicates that anyone who "must take or collect in order to take algae or a rockweed by the sea below the high water margin" the night violates the law. The provision, established in 1973 and was considered the so-called statethe most stupid lawThere is because farmers use algae as fertilizer and all the collection of the night can have an unfair advantage in crop production.

When you shoot your car at the pump anywhere inNew Jersey, Do not expect to jump and quickly fill your own tank. The state isThe last state of the country where the service station attendants are legally required to pump all the essence. The rule, which has been established in theSafety of Essence of the Essence of Retail 1949, "ensures compliance with appropriate security procedures".

Hope you will have clear heavens the next time you find yourself in New Mexico and you want to see a rare view. TheNational Park ServiceExplain that if you look around you around you standing at the highest point of the Capulin Volcano Crater Trail, you can almost always see Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Eagle's eyes hikers can usually spot Kansas and Texas.

Coney Island is as far as you can mount the subway in the Brooklyn district, New York. Once a year, walks and streets are invaded by theSiren's parade, an annual gathering that celebrates the "Antique and ritual mythology of Honky-Tonk from the seaside. "2020 mark the 38th year of annual parade, which is seen to be non-commercial and invented by artists, includes individuals dressed (or undressed) of all kinds of aquatic life,Lobsters with octopi sharks. And yes, there are many sirens.

Before the telephone lines crossed the rural North Carolina, it was necessary for people to communicate over great distances with their voices. Need a midwife in the middle of the night? You would have "holler" strong enough with a specific call for neighbors to hear you and transmit it. Finished the days of necessity but from 1969 to 2016, aHollern National Competition Hosted in the city of Spivey's Corner. There may be a resurrection of the contest at some point, but for now, you can hear some of the winners and competitors onNPR andPb, among other places.

Around 2007,Images of the North Dakota Space The night showed what appeared to be an abundance of lights of a big city. The only problem was that there was no (and not!)A big city in this particular region. It turned out that a new field of oil and gas emitted so much light that it took the appearance of aMajor metropolitan hub.

There are quite particular andRidiculously random laws Worldwide and includes rodent-related regulations in Cleveland, Ohio. If there is a mouse in your home, you'd better make sure that you have the appropriate paperwork before defining a trap because it'sillegal to catch mice without the appropriate permit. Make sure to inform your cat too.

Florida has oranges, Georgia has fisheries and Oklahoma has a seven-course meal. In addition to having a fruit state - the strawberry and a state vegetable - the watermelon - the watermelon - the state sooner is beyond any other state by fixing the table for aofficial state meal. The components come across the state and the official list, ratified in 1988, even include restaurants chosen by the state.

The meal is hearty and includes fried steak with chickenJune restaurant in Checotah, corn breadBig Sky Bread Company in Oklahoma Cityand grains ofOzzie's Diner in Norman. What is dessert? Pecan Pie deThe pies of the field in the Pauls Valley.

Ireland is not the only place where you can search for goblin. Those who hope to be lucky and that one of the characters wearing gold can head towards OregonMoulin ends the park, which is the only "luttered colony in greyhound west of Ireland". It dependsDick FaganThe journalist who created the charming spot and is also apparently, the only person who can see creatures, including their leader, head Leprechaun Patrick O'Toole.

Pennsylvania may not be the easiest state name to spell, but that's not the reason why it's written the wrong way on the famousbell of freedom. When the bell was commissioned in 1751 to commemorate the initial constitution of the state, the exact spelling of Pennsylvania was not yet official and a common spelling had not yet been accepted by the general public. That's why the message on the bell reads: "By order of the assembly of the province of Pensylvania for the State House in Philada."

And residents should be grateful for that. The state, which is the smallest throughout the country, also houses thethe longest name on their part. Its official title is the state of the "State of Rhode Island and Providence" plantations.

There is aIsland 4,289-acreOn the coast of South Carolina where humans are not allowed to travel. The island of Morgan has a colony of less than4000 monkey rhesus transplanted (The statistics on the size of the population vary), who have had their managed from the island since 1979. The monkeys originating in Asia, belong to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who use the Biomedical research colony.

Stop! Take this balloon away from your hair and place it on the floor. According toSection 9.32 From the Huron Municipal Code, South Dakota, it is illegal to create static electricity between 7 h and 11pm hours. Why do you ask? The rule stipulates that static can "" interfere with television receiving devices or radio broadcasting ... "exceptions can be made for medical needs, including X-rays, as long as the machines avoid" useless " static.

Tennessee is definitely a musical state, which can be why he has10 official songs. If you want to make sure to know them, reproach yourself "Tennessee Waltz", "The Rocky Top", "the pride of Tennessee", when it's the IRIS of time in Tennessee, "" Gaming mountain rain ", "My Tennessee" "Tennessee (1992)," "a bicentenary rap of Tennessee: 1796-1996," Tennessee (2012), "and finally," my country, Tennessee. "

The metal frame of the Eiffel Towerweighs 7,300 tons (about 16 million pounds). This means that six and a half Eiffel Tours would weigh about 104 million pounds. Although it can look like an astronomically high number, there are 5 million pounds of 109 million pounds ofCatfish consumed in Texasevery year.

You can not see the forest for trees? Would it be easier if all the forest was actually a single tree? In the National Fish Fish Forest, about 47,000 trees live on the same root system, making it a great amazing body. The grove ofshake aspen The trees are named "Pando,"Latin for" I will spread "and covers 107 acres of forest land. Growth started, according to experts from theAmerican Forest Serviceat the end of the last glacial period. The organism of 13 million pounds is fighting to combat insects and diseases.

If you have just visited Vermont Champlain Lake, keep an open eye for the stateLoch Ness Monster-like Creature. Known as "Champion"By inhabitants and called" Tatoskok "by the Amerindian tribes of Abénaki and Iroquois of Iroquois, historians think that those who claim to have seen the animal may have spotted a boy (a thin fish of 30 inches with teeth Squeerated), something that is often used to also explain the possible existence of Nessie.

On the island of Tangier de Virginia, many inhabitants are direct descendants of British settlers who arrived on the island of hundreds of years earlier. And because of the fact that they stayed near them and that the island is somewhat isolated, theyAlways talk with a similar accent. JournalistKate Kilpatrick Explain that "some people call it an" Elizabethan "or an accent" English catering "."

In 2019,82 million pounds Houblels were produced by the state of Washington, which accounted for about 73% of the total of 112 million pounds made across America. For comparison, Oregon, the second largest producer, increased by about 13 million pounds or about 12%. The Yakima Valley in South East Washington has a perfect combination of conditions for the growth of the beer ingredient. The climate, the soil, irrigation and decades of family knowledge make all the hopping of Hops in Washington the largest in America.

The 143 people living in Green Banque, Western Virginia, can not listen to the radio or use their mobile phones because the city has a ban against radio waves. Is it populated by technophobes or luddites? No, the city lies in the middle of the national radio facility, where there is a ban on wireless signals in an area of ​​13,000 square miles around the world's largest radio telescope. Astronomers at half-acre wideRobert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescopeneed absolute silence. Mobile phones issue enough noise to "overwhelm sounds that teach astronomers how the Milky Way has been formed," according toCnn.

When you think of Wisconsin, you probably think about cheese. But in a known state for his love of dairy, WThe County of Marathon de IsconinprcaseyouTHOSE95% of allginseng cultivated in the United States, which is why the city of Wausau now houses theInternational Festival of Wisconsin Ginseng.

The mechanical stairs are usually a current view of shopping centers and office buildings, but not in Wyoming. It's because there isapparentlyAccording to them only two sets of mechanical stairs, according toAtlantic. The two in the city of Casper, one is located in the first building of the National Bank and the other is in the National Bank of the Hill.

Adorn report by Adam Shalvey.