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 Mark Twain lived in Connecticut from 1874–1891. He wrote many of his best-known works while living there, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Prince and the Pauper.[([[https://marktwainhouse.org/about/mark-twain/biography/|marktwainhouse]])] Mark Twain lived in Connecticut from 1874–1891. He wrote many of his best-known works while living there, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Prince and the Pauper.[([[https://marktwainhouse.org/about/mark-twain/biography/|marktwainhouse]])]
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 +===== First Medical Degree =====
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 +In 1723, Yale University awarded the first medical degree in the United States.[([[https://medicine.yale.edu/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/the-colonies-first-medical-degree/|yale]])]
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 +===== PEZ Dispenser =====
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 +The PEZ factory, which contains a collection of PEZ dispensers, is located in Orange, Connecticut.[([[https://dailylifetravels.com/pez-visitor-center-candy-museum/|dailylifetravels]])]
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 +===== Cushing Brain Collection =====
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 +The Cushing Brain Collection, which holds approximately 400 human brains, is located in Connecticut.[([[https://library.medicine.yale.edu/cushingcenter/about|yale]])]
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 +===== State Animal =====
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 +The sperm whale is Connecticut's state animal.[([[https://portal.ct.gov/About/State-Symbols/The-State-Animal|portal]])]
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 +===== Mystic Seaport =====
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 +Mystic Seaport in Connecticut is the world's biggest marine museum.[([[https://www.mysticseaport.org/|mysticseaport]])]
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 +===== First Women's Golf Competition =====
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 +On June 12, 1917, the inaugural women's golf competition in the United States was held in Waterbury, Connecticut.[([[https://golfcollege.edu/history-womens-professional-golf/|golfcollege]])]
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 +===== Longest Friendship Bracelet =====
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 +In August 2016, Benchmark Senior Living in Ridgefield, Connecticut, constructed the world's longest friendship bracelet.  It is 2,166 feet 11.16 inches long.[([[https://www.vercalendario.info/en/what/guinness-records-for-longest_friendship_bracelet.html|vercalendario]])]
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 +===== First Nuclear Submarine - USS Nautilus =====
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 +The submarine's construction began in 1951, and it was launched on January 21, 1954. The ship was then commissioned by the United States Navy as the first nuclear-powered ship. The Nautilus and its 116-person crew reached the North Pole in 1958, which was previously considered to be impossible.[([[https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/ships/submarines/uss-nautilus.html|History Navi]])]
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 +===== First American Dictionary =====
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 +In Connecticut, Noah Webster created the first American dictionary. In 1806 he released A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. That was not enough for him, so he went on to construct An American Dictionary of the English Language, for which he acquired 26 languages. It contained 70,000 entries when it was released in 1828.[([[https://www.merriam-webster.com/about-us/americas-first-dictionary|merriam-webster]])]
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 +===== First Insurance =====
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 +The first insurance comes from Connecticut. Jeremiah Wadsworth began giving informal fire insurance across the town of Hartford. In 1810, the state's first publicly held insurance firm opened its doors. Connecticut's insurance sector grew in popularity when it paid out claims following two New York City fires in 1835 and 1845.[([[https://www.advancect.org/our-economy/key-industries/insurance/|advancect]])]
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 +===== ESPN =====
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 +On September 7, 1979, the corporation was founded in Plainville, Connecticut. The company is still based in Connecticut, but now in Bristol. On 120 acres of land, the Bristol campus includes nearly 1.3 million square feet of building area. They have 5,000 firms throughout the world, with ABC owning 80% of them.[([[https://espnpressroom.com/us/espn-inc-fact-sheet/|espnpressroom]])]
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 +===== First Helicopter =====
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 +The VS-300 was the first flying helicopter. On September 14, 1939, it took off from Stratford, Connecticut. The flight was only a few seconds long. Igor Sikorsky created the helicopter, which was built by the United Aircraft Corporation's Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division.[([[https://connecticuthistory.org/worlds-first-helicopter-today-in-history/|connecticuthistory]])]
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 +===== First Phone Book =====
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 +The VS-300 was the first flying helicopter. On September 14, 1939, it took off from Stratford, Connecticut. The flight was only a few seconds long. Igor Sikorsky created the helicopter, which was built by the United Aircraft Corporation's Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division.[([[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-telephone-book-had-fifty-listings-and-no-numbers-180962173/|smithsonianmag]])]
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 +===== Mount Frissell =====
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 +The highest point in Connecticut is 2,380 feet. The peak is located in the Berkshires, which are primarily located in Massachusetts. Despite being the highest point in Connecticut, this is not the pinnacle of Mount Frissell, but rather an apex on the side. The true summit is in Massachusetts.[([[https://www.rei.com/blog/climb/highs-and-lows|rei]])]
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