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7rmYr TIL Rhode Island was incorporated as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations when it declared statehood in 1790.
4XoAo TIL that in 2014 and while trapped in a casino during a blizzard, Bon Jovi put on a full live show for employees and guests who were also trapped.
m7PO TIL when Vermont adopted the Latin motto “Stella quarta decima fulgeat,” some locals complained that the state was honoring Mexicans and other Latinos.