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Interesting Facts ~ Kentucky is the 25th most populous and the 37th most extensive of the 50 states ~ ~ The state attained statehood on June 1, 1792, becoming the 15th state to join the union ~ ~ The state’s official style is the Commonwealth of Kentucky ~ ~ Kentucky spans both the Eastern and Central time zones ~ ~ The state motto is “United we stand, divided we fall.” ~ Kentucky has 120 counties ~ ~ State bird is the northern cardinal ~ State flower is the goldenrod ~ ~ State tree is the tulip poplar ~ State song is “My Old Kentucky Home” ~ ~ State flag shows two friends shaking hands beneath the motto on a deep blue field ~ ~ Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest known cave system ~ ~ Kentucky produces about 95% of the world’s bourbon as of 2024 ~ ~ Kentucky Derby has run every year since 1875 on the first Saturday in May ~ ~ Corvette is the official state sports car ~ State fossil is a brachiopod ~ ~ Fort Knox houses a large portion of the United States bullion reserves ~ ~ Highest point in Kentucky is Black Mountain at 1,263 m (4,145 ft) ~ ~ Lowest point is the Mississippi River at about 78 m (257 ft) above sea level ~ ~ Central KY has thousands of documented caves because of its limestone bedrock ~ ~ Sudden sinkhole in 2014 at a museum in Bowling Green swallowed 8 sports cars ~ ~ Churchill Downs can host crowds well over 100,000 on Derby day ~ ~ Daniel Boone National Forest covers hundreds of thousands of acres across eastern KY ~ ~ Has more navigable miles of water than any U.S. state except Alaska ~ ~ Aging bourbon barrels outnumber state’s people by excess of two to one in the 2020s ~ ~ Ohio River forms Kentucky’s entire northern border ~ State drink is milk ~ ~ State butterfly is the Viceroy ~ State fish is the Kentucky spotted bass ~ ~ State mineral is coal ~ State rock is Kentucky agate ~ State dance is clogging ~ ~ State gemstone is the freshwater pearl ~ State soil is the Crider series ~ ~ State insect is the honeybee ~ Kentucky touches seven other states ~ ~~~~~~~~ |
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