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How the States Got Their Shapes
The United Shapes of America
Brian Unger is taking a different look at just how our states got their shapes.
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Living on the Edge
What secrets are hiding in our map? What's behind the "blank spots" like Area 51? What possessed the citizens of Key West to throw down their margaritas and secede from Florida?
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Use It or Lose It
If you thought our borders were set in stone, you'd be wrong.
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Mouthing Off
Why do we have so many different words for the same things--like pop versus soda?
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How the States Got Their Shapes
A River Runs Through It
How has water literally shaped the States?
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How the States Got Their Shapes
Force of Nature
How have massive geological events helped create the American map? Long before the Founding Fathers drew the map, mother nature shaped some states.
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Culture Clash
Will rivalries within our states break them into pieces? Cultures compete against each other all over the map. In extreme cases, they can divide states in two.
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Church and States
Ever since the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower, what we believe and how we believe has shaped the American map. Could Utah have been bigger than Texas?