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In the California Gold Rush, it wasn't the miners who made the most money but the merchants who sold them their tools!

In 1921, Wyoming became the first US state to grant women over 21 the right to vote.

Did you know that the deadliest wildfire in US history was in Wisconsin in 1871, killing around 3,000 people?

Did you know that it cost almost a million US dollars to carve the four Presidents' faces into Mount Rushmore?

Did you know the state of Washington was named after the first US president George Washington?

The record for the fastest Major League Baseball game was set on September 28, 1919, with a time of just 51 minutes.

Did you know that the US state of Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century?

Did you know that West Virginia was the first US state to build brick roads?

Did you know that Vermont is the largest producer of maple syrup in the United States?

Did you know that it's illegal to cause a catastrophe in the state of Utah?

Did you know that Texas is the second-largest US State and is bigger than any European country?

Did you know that in Tennessee, it was illegal to teach the theory of evolution in schools between 1925 & 1976?