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How Do New States Become Part of the U.S.?

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Candidates for the "51st state" include Puerto Rico, Guam and Washington, D.C. How likely is this to happen for any of them, and how did the U.S. get the 50 it already has?

How Much Do You Know About the History of New York City?

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Did you know there's a "secret" Track 61 train station on Manhattan? That the game of pinball was actually banned in the city at one time? Harlem is up, and the Battery is down -- and, always remember this: if the street numbers are going up, like 42nd St. to 43rd to 44th Street, then you're headed north. (Numbers going down? Turn around.) Oh, and "PONY," if you see it around, means Product of New York.

Can You Pass US Geography?

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Global positioning systems have nothing on you! This U.S. geography quiz is made for folks like you who dare to click through to take a test about America's new and oldest territories. Conquer this terrain test like the early American settlers carved out maps in their sleep. Scroll on!

The State Map Outline Quiz

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They might vary in size and dimensions, but in the end, every state has a shape. Do you know how the states have shaped up over the years? Here's your chance to find out!

Can You Name the U.S. State from 3 Random Facts?

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Are you the champ at your local watering hole's Trivia Night? As an elementary school student, did you pore through your American History textbook just for fun? Put your knowledge to the test with these fun-but-random facts about 35 of our nation's unique states!

Can You Guess the State From a List of Its Neighbors?

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We're sending you on a Mapquest in this quiz! Do you know which state borders only one other? What about a state with no neighbors? (They're kind of a loner.) Two are extra neighborly, sharing a border with eight other states! Have you got what it takes to name them all? Let's see!

Can You Name the Capitals of All These States If We Scramble the Letters?

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In what capital city will you find the Johnson Victrola Museum? Did the City of Honolulu steamship depart from San Francisco or Los Angeles during the Roaring '20s? Figure out some capital-city questions, then figure out the answers by unscrambling letters. Have a blast at it!

What Does Defund the Police Actually Mean?

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There have been increasing calls to cities to divert funding away from police departments to other means of solving social problem. But how does that work?

Test your knowledge of the fifty nifty United States

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Each of the fifty majestic states of America has its own personality, history and idiosyncracies. In this quiz, you will test your knowledge of some of the most fascinating​ and fun facts about each state, from Alabama to Wyoming. You're on the fast track to becoming an Americana genius!

10 Businesses Supposedly Controlled by the Mafia

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Mafia businesses can be both legit and non-legit. Find out what businesses the Mob has its hooks in, and how it maintains control.

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