New Hampshire was the first of the 13 original colonies to declare independence from Great Britain, six full months before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
New Jersey has more diners than any other state in the country. The Garden State is also home to the world's longest boardwalk, located in Atlantic City.
New Mexicans are a smart bunch. The state has more PhDs per capita than any other other. That's likely because New Mexico has a considerable number of important research facilities.
The Empire State building is so large it has its own zip code: 10118. The famous skyscraper is 1 of 43 buildings in New York City that has its own zip code.
North Carolina is deemed the Furniture Capital of the World. The state receives thousands of visitors twice a year to attend the High Point Market furniture exhibition.
The Empire State building is so large it has its own zip code: 10118. The famous skyscraper is 1 of 43 buildings in New York City that has its own zip code.
Americans everywhere have Sylvan Goldman of Oklahoma to thank for when they go grocery shopping. He introduced the shopping cart to the Humpty Dumpty supermarket in 1937.
A coal mine fire that started 50 years ago is still burning underground in Centralia, a town that lost most of its residents as a consequence and is now a near-ghost town.
