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If Alaska were its own country, it would be the 26th largest in total area, slightly larger than Iran.

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73.3% of America's gross operating surplus in motion picture and sound recording industries comes from California.

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Austin, Texas has more people than Alaska.

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If you're itching to live in a trailer park, hitch up your home and head to South Carolina, where a whopping 18% of residences are mobile homes.

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Delaware is the latchkey kid capital of America, with 71.8% of households having both parents in the labor force.

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If you're tired of sitting in traffic on your way to work, move to North Dakota.

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Looking for table makers? Head to Mississippi, with an overwhlemingly large number of employees in furniture manufacturing.

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Wisconsin has more metal fabricators per capita than any other state.

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South Dakota has the highest employment ratio in America, but the lowest median earnings of full-time male employees.

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15% of Army recruits from South Dakota are Native American, which is roughly the same percentage for female Army recruits in the state.

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