Nifty Fifty Fun Facts

I was on the phone today with someone who was questioning my knowledge on different California fats. I then thought about a past blog I wrote on interesting facts about different states. I thought I would add some more states for my next blog. Here we go…

New York:

May Have Known:
-Empire State, Albany, Hudson River, Big Apple, Hudson River, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, New York Stoke Exchange, Broadway

May Not Have Known:
-The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843
-The Big Apple is a term coined by musicians meaning to play the big time.
-Joseph C. Gayetty of New York City invented toilet paper in 1857.
-New York was the first state to require license plates on cars.

Hawii:

May Have Known:
-Big Island, Exotic flowers, Beaches, Palm Trees, Volcanoes, Hula Dancing, Surfing, Pineapples, Tropics

May Not Have Known:
-Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee.
-Iolani Palace is the only royal palace in the United States.
-The state of Hawaii consists of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii
-Under-sea volcanoes that erupted thousands of years ago formed the islands of Hawaii.
-Hawaii has the most diverse population of any state.

South Carolina:

May Have Known:
-Old Plantations, Fort Sumter National Monument, Charleston, Hilton Head resorts, Peaches, sandy beaches

May Not Have Known:
-The state dance of South Carolina is the Shag!
-The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter
-The salamander was given the honor of official state amphibian
-South Carolina entered the Union on May 23, 1788 and became the 8th state.

Iowa:

May Have Known:
-Corn, Hawkeye State, Amish, agricultural state, Herbert Hoover, Des Moines

May Not Have Known:
-Strawberry Point is the home of the world's largest strawberry.
-Dubuque is the state's oldest city.
-Wright County has the highest percentage of grade-A topsoil in the nation.
-Born Marion Robert Morrison in Winterset, John Wayne was the son of a pharmacist and grew up to become one of Hollywood's most popular movie stars
-Iowa is the only state name that starts with two vowels.

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