| Factoid | State | Details |
| This state has the largest ginkgo farm in the world | |
| This state has more square miles of Interstate Highway than any other state | |
| The first JC Penney department store opened in this state | |
| This state likely has the only city that willingly changed its name to name itself after a popular radio show | |
| This state has its own zenith star named Arcturus | |
| This state contains the first city in the world to ever be lit up electrically | |
| This state has the world's only oyster museum | |
| This state's capital is the smallest state capital in the US and is also the only one that does not have a McDonalds restaurant | |
| The deepest lake in the country is located in this state | |
| This state has the largest state-owned sheep research center in the US | |
| The first free public library in the US was established in this state | |
| This state's motto is 'Oro y Plata' which is Spanish for 'Gold and Silver' | |
| This state is home to the World's Championship Duck Calling Contest | |
| The shopping cart, the parking meter, and the aerosol can were invented in this state | |
| In 1882, the first Hydroelectric Power Plant in the world was opened in this state | |
| This state was the first state to require license plates on cars | |
| This state has undergone eight different changes of government and have had six different flags fly over its state | |
| In this state, one city holds the claim of having the world's largest strawberry | |
| This state has the first destination ski resort city in the USA | |
| This is the only state that does not have designated counties | |
| This state is home to the Chicken Capital of the World...it's also considered illegal to eat chicken with a fork in the city. | |
| The first open heart surgery and bone marrow transplant were performed in this state | |
| In one city, there is an actual law that if you molest a butterfly, you are fined $500 | |
| The first dental school in America was open in the state university of this state | |
| Mother's Day was first observed in this state on May 10, 1908 | |