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| North Carolina Facts |
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The first state owned art museum in the country is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. |
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The University of North Carolina's mascot, the Tarheels, is a nickname for North Carolinians that supposedly came from the days when NC produced a lot of tar, and someone saw a set of footprints made by someone who had stepped in the tar. |
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Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. |
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