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| North Dakota Facts |
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Flickertail refers to the Richardson ground squirrels which are abundant in North Dakota. The animal flicks or jerks its tail in a characteristic manner while running or just before entering its burrow. |
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Max G. Taubert of Casselton, North Dakota built a 50 foot high pyramid of empty oil cans. It is believed to be the highest oil can structure in the world. |
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Located southwest of Medora, De Mores State Historic Site memorializes the life and activities in North Dakota of Antoine de Vallombrosa the Marquis de Mores who arrived in 1883. Among his enterprises were a beef packing plant, a stagecoach line, and a freight train company. |
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