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| Washington Facts |
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The state bird of Washington is the Willow Goldfinch. |
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The state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president. |
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Tacoma was named after Mount Rainier, whose original name was Mount Tahoma, which derived from the Puyallup tacobet, or "mother of waters." |
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