The only state . . .
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State
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To be bigger than Mongolia (~600,000 sq mi)
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Alaska
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To have more people than Canada (~37,000,000)
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California
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To have a megacity (more than 10,000,000 people)
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New York
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To get less than 10 inches of rain per year
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Nevada
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To have multiple silent letters in its name
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Rhode Island
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To be visited by Europeans before the start of the Protestant Reformation (1517)
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Florida
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To be home to a company worth more than $800 billion
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Washington
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To have a mountain peak over 14,000 ft high
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Colorado
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To have a population that is more than 10% Asian-American
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Hawaii
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To touch the Pacific Ocean
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Oregon
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To have multiple cities with more than 5,000,000 people
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Texas
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To have been an independent country prior to joining the U.S.
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Vermont
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To have more than 5,000 miles of coastline
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Louisiana
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To have a population more than 1/3 Hispanic
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New Mexico
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To border Mexico
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Arizona
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To have more than 3 National Parks
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Utah
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To have Portland as its biggest city
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Maine
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To become a state in the 20th century
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Oklahoma
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To be bigger than Gabon (~100,000 sq mi)
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Montana
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To be the birthplace of more than 20 astronauts
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Ohio
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To have a population more than 20% French-American
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New Hampshire
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To have the same first and last letter
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Alabama
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To touch the Gulf of Mexico
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Mississippi
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To be the birthplace of more than 5 presidents
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Virginia
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To have "New" in its name
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New Jersey
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