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1. You'll find the highest point and the lowest point in the continental United States in this state.
2. Every four years, the people of this state gather in homes and schools for a unique political ritual called a caucus.
3. This state has the only diamond mine in the U.S., is number one in poultry production, is the birthplace of WalMart, and also used to be known as the hillbilly state.
4. This state's government describes itself as business-friendly and accessible. Over 300,000 corporations, including half of the Fortune 500, incorporate in this business-savvy state. It was the first state to ratify the Constitution.
5. What the settlers found under the grassy prairie turned out to be some of the best soil on the North American continent. They also found the perfect climate for growing what was to become this state's number one cash crop, corn.
6. We regard this state as the middle of America. It gets more category 5 tornadoes than almost anywhere else in the nation. Dorothy was whisked away from this twister state to the Land of Oz.
7. Twenty-three percent of this state's population claim to be of Irish descent, the highest proportion in the nation. The St. Patrick's Day celebration here is bigger than it is in Ireland.
8. In 1997 this became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide, a decision no other state has made.
9. When Texas was admitted to the Union, there was a general supposition that, in fact, it would be divided into several states.
10. This is the only state in the Union that was actually born out of the conflict of the Civil War; it seceded from another state to become it's own state. One of its unusual attractions is The Coal House in White Sulphur Springs, built with 30 tons of anthracite coal.