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This state's capital is Boston.
2.
This state has a life expectancy of over 80 years.
Massachusetts has aa life expectancy of 80.51 years while New York has a life expectancy of 81.27 years.
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This state is home to the Finger Lakes.
The Finger Lakes are a collection of 5 lakes which resemble the shape of fingers on a hand.
4.
This state has the 4th biggest population in the U.S.
New York has a population of 19 million while Massachusetts has 6 million.
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This state is famous for many unfair trials of witchcraft in the 1600s.
The Salem Witch Trials
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This state has a coast.
New York barely edges out Massachusetts with 1,190 km of coast versus Massachusetts' 1,000.
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This state used to own Maine.
Massachusetts owned Maine from 1652 to 1820.
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This state's city with its own name has a metro area population of over 20 million.
New York City has a population of 20,320,876.
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This state shares a border with Connecticut.
10.
This state has the Yankees.
The Yankees are a baseball team from New York that have a notable rivalry with Massachusetts' Red Sox. Go Yankees!
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This state is located in the New England region.
New England consists of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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This state is home to Cape Cod.
Cape Cod is a peninsula that juts out from Massachusetts.
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This state borders the Great Lakes.
New York borders two Great Lakes, Ontario and Erie.
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This state is home to Niagara Falls.
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This state is in the statistical North-Eastern region of the U.S.