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Photo: jglazer75, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.How well do you know the land of steady habits? Test your knowledge on Connecticut's rich history, famous inventions, iconic landmarks, and unique culinary traditions.
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Hartford has been the sole capital of Connecticut since 1875. Before that, it shared the honor with New Haven, with the state legislature rotating between the two cities. Hartford is also known as the 'Insurance Capital of the World' due to its high concentration of major insurance companies headquartered there.
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While Connecticut is widely known as the 'Nutmeg State' due to its early merchants allegedly selling wooden nutmegs, its official title is 'The Constitution State.' This name honors the Fundamental Orders of 1639, which many historians consider to be the world's first written constitution.
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Established in 1895, Louis' Lunch served its first hamburger in 1900 when a hurried customer asked for a quick meal to go. The proprietor placed ground beef patties between slices of toast. To this day, the restaurant still cooks its burgers in the original vertical cast-iron broilers and famously refuses to offer ketchup or mustard.
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Locally known as 'apizza' (pronounced ah-beets), this distinct style is baked in extremely hot coal-fired brick ovens, giving it a signature charred crust. A classic New Haven pie is the white clam pizza, which features fresh littleneck clams, garlic, olive oil, and oregano without any tomato sauce.
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Groton is home to General Dynamics Electric Boat, the primary builder of submarines for the United States Navy. It is also where the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was built and launched in 1954. The decommissioned vessel is now a museum ship permanently moored in the city.
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Igor Sikorsky fled the Russian Revolution and eventually settled in Connecticut, where he founded his famous aircraft company. In 1939, he successfully piloted the VS-300, which established the single-rotor design used by almost all modern helicopters. Today, his company remains a major employer in the state.
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Yale was founded by colonial clergymen as the Collegiate School in Saybrook to train ministers. It moved to New Haven in 1716 and two years later was renamed after Elihu Yale, a merchant who had governed the East India Company's settlement at Madras in India and who donated books and goods to the school. Today it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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The European mantis is not native but was introduced to North America to manage crop pests. It was chosen as the state insect because it is widely seen throughout Connecticut from late summer through autumn, helping local gardeners.
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William Gillette, famous for his stage portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, designed this eccentric 24-room mansion himself. It features unique wooden locks, hidden mirrors for spying on guests, and a miniature railway that once ran around the estate.
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Long Island Sound is a highly productive tidal estuary that stretches about 110 miles from east to west. It serves as a vital shipping channel, a rich commercial fishery, and a popular recreational area for boating and swimming. Over 8 million people live within its watershed area across multiple states.
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