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Texas, the Lone Star State, Fun Facts
Texas is called the Lone Star State because of the state flag's design: a broad vertical blue stripe at left, centered by a single white star, with horizontal bars of white and red on the right. Red means courage, White means liberty and Blue stands for loyalty. The star has five points, one for each letter of the state's name. The word "Texas" comes from a Hasinai Indian word, "Tejas," which means friends or allies.
Texas has 624 miles of coastline running along the Gulf of Mexico. There are 254 counties in Texas. It was the 28th state to enter the union, joining the United States on Dec. 29, 1845.
http://www.tourtexas.com/tour/images/texasflag_gif.jpgState Flag - Lone Star
http://www.tourtexas.com/tour/images/longhorns_gif.jpg state mammel - Longhorn
http://www.tourtexas.com/tour/images/blbon_gif.jpg state flower - the Bluebonnet
State Capital: Austin, Texas
State Motto: Friendship
State Nickname: The Lone Star State
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Song: "Texas, Our Texas"
The music was written by the late William J. Marsh, and the words by Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright, both of Fort Worth. It was adopted in 1929.
State Fish: Guadalupe bass
State Dish: Chili
State Fruit: Texas red grapefruit
State Tree: Pecan
State Seashell: Lightning Whelk, found only on the Gulf Coast
State Insect: Monarch butterfly
State Folk Dance: Square dance
State Gem: Texas blue topaz
these are just some fun facts. i'll go over the great stuff to do another time...
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-The Yukon Territory.
http://www.dawsonbb.com/YukonMap.html
-The smallest of Canada's three Northern Territories. Total population about 30,000, 70% of those people live in Whitehorse. There are twice as many moose in the Territory as there are people and more than three times as many dogs.
-Home to Canada's highest mountain(6600 metres), Mount Logan
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-The Yukon River is North America's third biggest river at 2200 miles long. It is only fully open to navigation 3 months a year. It is the longest, least developed river in the world. The word Yukon means Great River.
-If you don't work in government, tourism or mining, you are likely unemployed!
-The Alaska Highway was built in 1942 by the US military, thinking that they would need to defend and use Alaska for defense in WW2. Construction continues on the highway every summer!
-14 First Nations claim the Yukon, they speak 8 different languages.
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-Home to Canada's oldest casino, Diamond Tooth Gertie's in Dawson City.
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During the gold rush in 1896, the population soared to over 40, 000 people. This is Bonanza Creek, site of the first gold discovery that sparked the Klondike Gold Rush.
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The official bird is the Raven, the flower is Fireweed.
