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 The nation's greatest proportion of people who attend church are found in North Dakota. In comparison to other states, it also has the most churches per capita.[([[https://www.quora.com/Why-does-North-Dakota-have-the-most-churches-per-capita-of-any-state|quora]])]
+===== World's Largest Buffalo =====
+The "World's Biggest Buffalo" may be seen in Jamestown, often known as Buffalo City, in North Dakota. The statue is 46 feet long, 26 feet tall, and 60 tons in weight.[([[https://www.dakotasearch.com/nd-attractions/worlds-largest-buffalo-statue/|dakotasearch]])]
+===== White Cloud =====
+Underneath the World's Largest Buffalo monument, a herd of bison, including a rare albino bison known as Mahpiya Ska—Lakota meaning "White Cloud"—graze.[([[https://www.dakotasearch.com/nd-attractions/worlds-largest-buffalo-statue/|dakotasearch]])]
+===== 39th State =====
+In 1889, North Dakota was admitted as the 39th state. On the same day as South Dakota, it was admitted. President Benjamin Harrison signed both statehood papers without knowing which one was the first since both states desired to be the first to be admitted. Yet because North Dakota comes before South Dakota in the alphabet, its proclamation was released first.[([[https://www.nd.gov/state-facts/origin-name|nd]])]
+===== Very Little Forest =====
+North Dakota has the least percentage of forest land of any state at less than 1%.[([[https://gf.nd.gov/private-lands/landowner-resources/habitats-woodland|nd]])]
+===== Rhode Island =====
+The smallest American state, Rhode Island, could fit 46 times within North Dakota.[([[https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/US-states-by-area.htm|nationsonline]])]
+===== Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye =====
+First Europeans to explore what is now North Dakota were led by French Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Gaultier-de-Varennes-et-de-La-Verendrye|britannica]])]
+===== Sugar Producer =====
+Third-ranked in the nation for sugar production is North Dakota.[([[https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/sugar-and-sweeteners/background/|usda]])]
+===== Camera =====
+David Henderson Houston, a resident of North Dakota, created the camera in 1887. He gave it the name Kodak by rearranging the first four letters of Dakota and adding a "K". Later, he sold George Eastman the rights to the Kodak camera.[([[https://www.time4learning.com/blog/tips-worksheets/unit-study-supplement-north-dakota/|time4learning]])]
+===== Nicknames =====
+The names Flickertail State, Roughrider State, and Peace Garden State have all been given to North Dakota.[([[https://www.nd.gov/state-facts/nicknames|nd]])]
+===== Temperatures =====
+One of the coldest states in the US, temperatures fall below zero degrees Fahrenheit on average 65 days a year close to the Canadian border and 35 days a year in the state's southwest.[([[https://gf.nd.gov/wildlife/habitats/climate|nd]])]
+===== Geographic Center? =====
+North America's geographic center, according to Rugby, North Dakota. The real center, according to scholars, is closer to Balta, which is located 15 miles to the southwest of Rugby.[([[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/science/north-america-geographical-center-north-dakota.html|nytimes]])]
+===== Movies Made In North Dakota =====
+Dakota (1945), Fargo (1995), and the documentary My Father's Garden were all filmed in North Dakota (1996). There were no sequences from the popular picture Fargo shot there. Furthermore, the film was largely based on two real occurrences that occurred in Minnesota, not North Dakota. Nonetheless, the movie's wood chipper is currently on exhibit at the Fargo-Moorhead Visitor Center.[([[https://www.facebook.com/teddysnewtown/posts/2924158544261685|facebook]])]
+===== Sheep Research =====
+North Dakota is home to the country's largest state-owned sheep research facility.[([[https://www.ndtourism.com/articles/visit-ranches-farms-and-gardens-throughout-north-dakota|ndtourism]])]
+===== Only One Abortion Clinic =====
+North Dakota has only one abortion facility and is ranked as the worst state for women in the country.[([[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/we-shouldnt-have-to-be-doing-this-north-dakotas-only-abortion-clinic-has-one-month-to-pack-up-and-move-to-minnesota-but-raises-815-000-on-gofundme-11656519893|marketwatch]])]
+===== Fastest Growing State =====
+North Dakota was the fastest-growing state in the United States in 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to an oil boom in the Bakken regions in the state's west. The state surpassed Texas to become the second-highest oil-producing state. Despite its oil boom, agriculture is remains North Dakota's leading business.[([[https://www.startribune.com/north-dakota-s-population-growth-is-tops-in-the-country/184433891/|startribune]])]
+===== Wildlife Refuges =====
+North Dakota has the most national wildlife refuges (63) of any state.[([[https://www.ndtourism.com/wildlife-nature|ndtourism]])]
+===== Long Winters And Hot Summers =====
+North Dakota experiences lengthy, hard winters and brief, scorching summers. Its two weather extremes were observed in 1936: -60° F in February and 121° F in July.[([[https://profilbaru.com/article/1936_North_American_heat_wave|profilbaru]])]
+===== Lawn Mower Racing =====
+Lawn mower racing is one of North Dakota's oddest sports. When mowers are tailored, they may achieve speeds of 60 mph, as opposed to 5 mph in the backyard.[([[https://letsmow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2007-Cutting-Edge-Yearbook.pdf|letsmow]])]

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