Do you think you know all there is to know about Alaska? Do you dominate the floor during Alaska trivia night at your local dive bar? If so, think again and review this list of facts about Alaska that you may not know. For those of you trying to impress your friends with incredible amounts of random useless knowledge, drop some of these state facts on them and feel good about your new found knowledge, or just let them know you found it on the Only In Alaska page, your call! Without further ado, I give you some surprisingly fun and thought provoking Alaskan knowledge!
- It’s illegal to wake a sleeping bear for the sake of a snapshot.
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- Alaska is the only state name that can be typed all in the same row on the keyboard.
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- The largest national forest in the United States is the Tongass National Forest.
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- There are over 3 million lakes in Alaska.
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- AND, there are more than 100 volcanos in Alaska!
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- Alaska is the only state that has shoreline with three seas!
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- Vitamin C was so desired during the Klondike Gold rush that miners would trade gold for potatoes!
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- Over HALF of the worlds glaciers are in Alaska.
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- Bet you didn’t know that giant vegetables are common in Alaska due to the long summer days.
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- Hey ladies! Do you know what state has the highest percentage of men? That’s right, Alaska does, over 52% to be exact!
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How many of these fun facts did you know? What others can you add?
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Isaac Wedin | Flickr
Jordan Confino | Flickr
Bullion Vault | Flickr
Marc A. Garrett | Flickr
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