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| North Carolina Facts |
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The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States. |
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North Carolina leads the nation in furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile production. |
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The Swiss and German settlement of New Bern, North Carolina was named in honor of the founder's home, Bern, Switzerland. When Bern, Switzerland was founded, it was named by a group of hunters. They named the city for the first animal they came upon on the |
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