One weird thing you never knew about your home state

05 يناير 2022

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One weird thing you never knew about your home state

For example, there are more barrels of bourbon in Kentucky than people.
You probably learned most basic facts about your home state in school, but there are also many more peculiar facts that you might not know.

You probably know the official bird or motto of your home state. But there are many more (often strange) facts about each of the 50 states that may surprise you.
From Kentucky having more barrels of bourbon than humans to Alabama being home to a store that sells your lost luggage to strangers, keep reading for one weird thing you probably didn't know about every state.

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