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Interesting Facts ~ Connecticut is the 29th most populous and the 48th most extensive of the 50 states of the U.S. ~ ~ The state attained statehood on January 9, 1788, becoming the 5th state to join the union ~ ~ Connecticut is the birthplace of the hamburger ~ ~ Created the first written constitution in the United States ~ ~ Has the highest per capita income among the fifty states ~ ~ The first speed limit law in the U.S. ~ Frisbee was invented at Yale University ~ ~ Nickname of The Nutmeg State ~ Built the first nuclear submarine in 1954 ~ ~ First Subway in the United States was in Bridgeport ~ ~ Exclusive Skull and Bones secret society is in New Haven ~ ~ Oldest public art museum in the United States is in Hartford ~ ~ Had two state capitals: New Haven and Hartford between 1701 and 1874 ~ ~ The “Insurance Capital of the World” is in Hartford ~ ~ Mark Twain wrote many of his novels in Connecticut ~ ~ The earliest witch trials happened in Windsor ~ ~ The first lollipop-making machine was in Norwich ~ ~ Introducing onions to the United States in the 17th century ~ ~ Hamburger Helper was invented in Seymour ~ ~ Has a national park dedicated to American painting ~ ~ Noah Webster made the first American dictionary ~ ~ “Matches”, were invented in New Haven ~ ESPN began in Bristol ~ ~ “matches”, were invented in New Haven in Hartford ~ ~ The name Connecticut means “long tidal river” ~ ~ Has the largest maritime museum in the USA ~ ~ First helicopter flew in Stafford ~ ~ First phone book was published in 1878 in New Haven January 28, 1878 ~ ~ George W Bush was the only U.S. president to be born in Connecticut ~ ~~~~~~~~ |
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