The States Have CAPITOLS?!

Yes, my foreign friends, all 50 US states have their own individual capitols plus the national capitol of Washington D.C.

Today, in my housemate's quest to apply for a university in America she realized that she had very little knowledge of state geography in the US. So while she was looking into various universities I found her a quiz to learn where all the states go. Somehow it came up that each state had its own capitol, which seemed astounding. And while she plays this new game (fuck?! where does Delaware go?.... fuck?! Utah! that's just a square) I realized we could all do with a little look into our states, since most Americans probably don't know where all the states go, what they look like, or where their capitols are, its probably not such a bad idea.

Elizabeth's Basic American Facts:
-We have 50 states. That's right people... there are 50. There are also 50 stars on our flag (which coincide with the state count).
-Each state has its own capitol, which may or may not be its largest city. This is where all the state legislature is made (like education, state taxes and all that).
-The US covers 4 time zones. Eastern Standard time, Central Standard time, Mountain Standard time, and Pacific Standard time. Two states do not have daylight savings, Arizona (woot woot!!!!) and Hawaii.
-Final fact: The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, but it wasn't fully signed until August 2nd of that year. The Constitution that we use today for our government, however, was not ratified until September 17, 1787. We had one before that, the Articles of Confederation, but those didn't work out so well.

So there you go, some easy facts about our country... just fyi.

PS, I took a test where I had to name all the counties of England (all the shires), I only missed 19, and I really think that the east riding county of York should just be east yorkshire... honestly.