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3/ Alabama, AL

There is a fascinating connection between a 100 million-year-old coastline and modern AL voting patterns. Build up of plankton and chalk formations created rich soil known as the โ€œBlack Beltโ€, perfect for cotton. This lead to large slave populations, which in turn affects local demographics and voting patterns to this day.

deepseanews.com/2012/06/how-pr

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OpenCage ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸŒ

4/ Arkansas, AR

You can reach every neighbouring state by travelling south from Arkansas.

Also, a shout-out to Texarkana, one of several bi-state cities, the name a portmanteau of Texas, Arkansas, and nearby Louisiana.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texarkan

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OpenCage ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸŒ

5/ Arizona, AZ

In this sunny state, daylight saving time isnโ€™t observed โ€” but things get interesting within the Navajo Nation, where DST is followed, creating a time difference from the rest of the state for half the year. To make it even more complex, the Hopi Reservation, an enclave within the Navajo Nation, sticks to standard time year-round. So, travelling Route 264 means crossing time zones six times!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_

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OpenCage ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸŒ

6/ California, CA

Did you know that the Golden State used to be a republic? The California Republic or the Bear Flag Republic was a breakaway state from Mexico that lasted around 25 days in 1846.

It surrounds what is now Sonoma County, CA, and it came to be after 33 immigrants rebelled and sought to break away.

The modern state flag still celebrates the rebellion.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californ

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OpenCage ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸŒ

7/ Colorado / CO

The seemingly rectangular shape of Colorado, the Centennial State, is actually composed of 697 sides, making it a hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon. Donโ€™t bother pronouncing it!

There are no true straight lines on any state borders due to the pesky roundness of the earth and mistakes made by 19th-century surveyors.

bigthink.com/strange-maps/colo

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OpenCage ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸŒ

8/ Connecticut, CT

Connecticut is divided into counties, but there are no county-level governments.

Instead, councils of governments (COGs) are regional planning orgs that unite elected officials from local municipalities. Recognised as county equivalents, COGs help coordinate things, filling roles similar to county governments, which were disbanded in 1960.

Currently, there are 9 COGs following recent mergers.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Councils

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OpenCage ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸŒ

9/ Delaware, DE

Delawareโ€™s northern border is a perfect arc, making it the only U.S. state with a circular border. Referred to as the Twelve-Mile Circle, it naturally doesnโ€™t tessellate perfectly with neighbouring straight-line borders and created a disputed patch of land called the Delaware Wedge:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-M

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware

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10/ Florida, FL

About 15 miles south of Miami are the Florida Keys. The southernmost part of the continental United States, this small archipelago found in the Florida Straights is connected to the mainland via the Overseas Highway, a 106-mile long bridge.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas

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11/ Georgia, GA

There is a border dispute at the Georgia-Tennessee boundary. Georgia claims parts of the Tennessee River after mistakes were made when surveying the region in the 19th Century.

Over 200 years have passed but it remains a โ€œhotโ€ topic due to the rapidly increasing and drier weather in the region, which has led to water shortages and limitations.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennesse

smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/

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11/ Georgia, GA

There is a border dispute at the Georgia-Tennessee boundary. Georgia claims parts of the Tennessee River after mistakes were made when surveying the region in the 19th Century.

Over 200 years have passed but it remains a โ€œhotโ€ topic due to the rapidly increasing and drier weather in the region, which has led to water shortages and limitations.

OpenCage ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸŒ replied to OpenCage

12/ Hawaii, HI

Hawaii changed political form several times before becoming the 50thโ€”and newestโ€”U.S. state on August 21, 1959! ๐ŸŒบ It was an independent kingdom from 1795 until 1893, then became a republic (1894-1898), followed by U.S. territory status (1898-1959), and finally, statehood.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian

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