Illinois
Published on Mar 06, 2017
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Capital: Springfield
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Illinois is home to the world’s largest bottle of catsup.
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Only two buildings survived the great Chicago fire, the Chicago Water Tower and Pumping Station.
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The Ice Cream Sundae originated in Evanston, IL.
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Elzie Crisler Segar, the creator of Popeye the Sailorman cartoon, was born in Chester, Illinois.
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Illinois’ highest point is Charles Mound at 1,235 ft.
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Nearly 80% of the state’s land area is farm land.
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Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th amendment to abolish slavery.
Illinois had two other state capitals before Springfield, Kaskaskia and Vandalia.
Ronald Reagan’s famous childhood home is in Dixon, IL, but his birthplace is Tampico.
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The Chicago Post Office at 433 West Van Buren is the only postal facility in the world you can drive a car through.
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The Nabisco factory in Chicago is the world’s largest bakery in the world at 1,800,000 square feet!
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Illinois generates more nuclear power than any other state
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Illinois’ is home to the world’s only river that flows backward.
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Aurora is known as the City of Lights because it was the first U.S. city to use electric street lighting throughout the entire city.
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Twinkies were invented on April 6, 1930 in River Forest, Illinois
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Morton, IL is the “pumpkin capital of the world.” More than 85% of packaged pumpkin comes from here.
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