US Independence Day 2024:

10 curious facts about American states | AP

#1. Delaware:

In this US state, chickens outnumber people by about 200 to 1. | AP

#2. Maryland:

In this US state, 'Accident', 'Hurry', 'Fair Play', 'Secretary', 'Boring', are all names of towns. | AP

#3. Minnesota:

Known as the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes' the state has 11,842 lakes. | AP

#4. Missouri:

Kansas City in the state claims to have the most fountains in the world after Rome. | X

#5. Nevada:

The state's Las Vegas is known for its casinos and pubs. It has so many hotel rooms that if you slept in a different one every night, it would take you 288 years to finish them all. | AP

#6. New Mexico:

Its Deming is known for 'The Great American Duck Race', Duck Parade and even the Duck Royalty Pageant. | AP

#7. North Carolina:

Pepsi was invented here by drugstore clerk Caleb Bradham. | X/Joe Murphy

#8. Tennessee:

Tennessee's Lynchburg, is where Jack Daniel’s whiskey is made. Strangely, you can’t buy it there as it is located in a dry county. | X/Namrata Khetan

#9. Utah:

Utah is the only US state in which every county contains some part of a national forest. | AP

#10. Virginia:

As of 2023, this US state handles around 70% of the world’s internet traffic via data centers. | AP