Maine Is the Easternmost State
Maine is not the easternmost state. It’s actually Alaska that is the easternmost point of the contiguous United States because the Aleutian Islands stretch across the 180º longitude, which makes it the easternmost state, but also the westernmost state.
The First Gold Nugget Was Found in California
The gold found at Sutter’s Mill in 1848 led to the famous California Gold Rush. But fifty years earlier, the first golden nugget was found at Little Meadow Creek, North Carolina. But the man who found the gold was tricked into selling the 17-pound nugget for approximately 1,000 times less than its actual value.
