The 1 Weirdest Thing You Never Knew About Your Home State

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Explanations of each "weird thing" and remaining states at link on bottom of page.

North Carolina

Two nuclear bomb were accidentally dropped on the state. One almost detonated.




Montana

Montana has a replica of the shire from "Lord of the Rings."




BONUS: Washington D.C.

There's a Darth Vader "gargoyle" on the National Cathedral.



To raise money for construction on the National Cathedral's west towers during the 1980s, a contest was held for children to submit "gargoyle" designs to add to the construction plans. Christopher Rader won third place with his Darth Vader design, and the Sith Lord was added to the building.

Michigan

A university in the state offers a license to hunt unicorns.




Idaho

There's a small part of Yellowstone Park in which you might not be able to be convicted for a crime



Hawaii

At one U.S. post office, you can send coconuts with colorful messages through the mail without any sort of packaging.



Remaining states and explanations:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/11/weird-facts-states_n_4869798.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

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1. I have one of those licenses.

From back in the early 80s. Geek here.

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2. I'd love to be the postman for Phantom Town, AZ

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3. I'm in Tennessee and mine is kind of lame, except they mention Kings of Leon. nt

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4. I lived a block away from the Tree That Owned Itself

Located on the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Ga., "Jackson Tree" legally owns itself and the surrounding eight feet around its base, thanks to its previous owner, Colonel William H. Jackson. According to the legend, upon Jackson's death he deeded the tree:

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5. Texas. Par for the course.

On April 1, 1971, Texas state Rep. Tom Moore proposed a bill to honor Albert Salvo, the Boston Strangler who allegedly murdered 13 women. Moore's point was to show that his colleagues didn't read the bills they were voting on, a point that was proven correct when the state House approved the bill. Moore ended up retracting the bill after its passage.