During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a simple glass of water.

Alaska is the western-most AND eastern-most state of the United States. Its islands stretch so far they actually cross the 180th meridian - the global dividing line between "east" and "west".

Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it is known as Tennessee.

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