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More trivia about the state of Delaware. Did you know...

...that there are more chickens living south of the C&D Canal than there are people living north of it?^[1]^[2]

...that the Mason-Dixon line does not cut through the state, but rather runs North-South along the western border?^[3]

...that the Delaware Memorial Bridge that connects Delaware with New Jersey is the longest twin span suspension bridge in the world?^[4]

...that the only Harley-Davidson motorcycle to be ridden around the world is displayed at Mike's Famous in New Castle?^[5]

...that what is believed to be the original Stars and Stripes — the 13-star flag sewn by Betsy Ross — was first flown during the 1777 Battle of Cooch's Bridge?

...that the world's largest frying pan, used to cook chicken from 1950 through 1988 at the Delmarva Chicken Festival, is displayed at the Delaware History Museum in Wilmington? It holds 180 gallons of cooking oil, and can cook up to 800 quarters of chicken at one time.

...that what is thought to be the world's largest collection of miniature vases, some dating back to 600 B.C., is displayed at the Delaware Toy and Miniature Museum in Wilmington?

...that approximately 200,000 companies are incorporated in Delaware?^[6]

...that the first beauty contest in the United States was held in 1880 in Rehoboth Beach, with Thomas Edison as a judge?^[7]

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