20 Facts About Connecticut
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Connecticut is home to the nation's oldest published newspaper, the Hartford Courant.
The first edition rolled off the presses in 1764.
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PEZ candy is made in Connecticut.
Orange, Connecticut to be exact.
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The world’s first nuclear submarine was made in Connecticut.
Construction on the USS Nautilus began in 1952 and was completed in 1954.
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Connecticut's nicknames are the Constitution State and the Nutmeg State.
Many an unsuspecting visitor has been sold a wooden nutmeg instead of a real one by a native.
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Connecticut is home to the oldest library in the United States.
The Scoville Memorial Library began in 1771.
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The first speed limit was introduced in Connecticut in 1901.
The speed limit was 12 miles per hour.
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It is illegal to cross the road while standing on your hands in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Livestock branding was first performed in Connecticut.
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Connecticut was originally a Dutch colony.
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Connecticut is one of the 13 original colonies.
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Prudence Crandall is the public heroine of Connecticut.
She was ostracized for starting a private academy for women of color.
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Yankee Doodle is the state song.
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Connecticut was the Continental Army's major supplier during the Revolutionary War.
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The first telephone book was published in Connecticut.
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Connecticut was the first state to issue permanent license plates.
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The name Connecticut comes from the Mohican/Algonquin Indian word quonehtacut, which means long tidal river.
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Noah Webster, the author of the first dictionary published in the United States was from Connecticut.
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The first operating steel mill was established in Connecticut in 1728.
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The headquarters of the World Wrestling Federation are headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
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The first trade association was founded in Connecticut in trade association was founded in Naugatuck Valley.
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