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  1. Fun facts about Connecticut:
    1. Connecticut is the birthplace of the hamburger, Polaroid camera, helicopter, and color television.
    2. The first speed limit law in the U.S. was passed in Connecticut.
    3. The Frisbee was invented at Yale University.
    4. People from Connecticut are known as “Nutmeggers”.
    5. The first Subway in the United States was in Bridgeport.
    6. The exclusive Skull and Bones secret society is in New Haven.
    7. Connecticut's nicknames include the "Constitution State," the "Nutmeg State," the "Provisions State," and the "Land of the Steady Habits"1234.
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    Connecticut State insect is the Praying Mantis. Connecticut’s most important crops are dairy, poultry, forest and nursery, tobacco, vegetables and fruit. Connecticut is home to the first hamburger (1895), Polaroid camera (1934), helicopter (1939), and color television (1948). The World Wrestling Federation or the WWF is headquartered in Stamford.
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    • Fun facts about Connecticut ...
    • Connecticut is the birthplace of the hamburger ...
    • The first speed limit law in the U.S. was passed in Connecticut ...
    • The Frisbee was invented at Yale University ...
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    23 Interesting Connecticut Facts

    • The word "Connecticut" is from anglicized spellings of "quononoquett," a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river." [1]
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    Connecticut is home to “firsts” including the first color television, hamburger, phone book, Polaroid camera, nuclear-powered submarine, and helicopter. Another first: The first speed limit laws for cars were set in 1901 in Connecticut. Drivers were not allowed to travel faster than 12 miles per hour.
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    Connecticut is named after a Native American word for "long tidal river", which flows through the state and into Long Island Sound.
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