Did you know that Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii? Probably. However, you may not be aware that putting up billboards in the “Aloha State” is actually banned! This rule is pretty unique, and it really makes you wonder: Does every state have a crazy law or maybe even a strange state animal/insect that most folks wouldn’t expect? The answer is yes, and now, here they are–50 crazy facts about the 50 states…

1. Alabama: In Lee County, Alabama, it is illegal to sell peanuts on a Wednesday night after the sun has gone down.
2.  Alaska: The state flag of Alaska was designed in 1927 by a 13-year-old boy, Benny Benson, who had won the state’s flag design contest.
3. Arizona: In Arizona, it’s illegal for a donkey to sleep in a bathtub.
4. Arkansas: A person from Arkansas can be called an Arkansan.
5. California: In San Jose, California, it is banned for grocery stores to give their shoppers plastic bags.
6. Colorado: Dove Creek, Colorado is known as the Pinto Bean Capital of the World.
7. Connecticut: The state insect of Connecticut is the praying mantis.
8. Delaware: There are only three counties in Delaware (the least in the U.S.): New Castle, Kent, and Sussex.
9. Florida:  In Florida, it is illegal to skateboard without a license.
10.  Georgia: The World’s biggest drive-in restaurant, called The Varsity, is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
11. Hawaii: In addition to putting a ban on billboards, Hawaii is also the only state that grows coffee plants commercially.
12.  Idaho: Idaho is home to the Dog Bark Park Inn, a bed and breakfast style establishment shaped like a dog.
13. Illinois: The state dance of Illinois is actually square dancing. This holds true for various other states, as well.
14. Indiana: In Beech Grove, Indiana, it’s banned to eat watermelon in the park.
15. Iowa: In the state of Iowa, hogs outnumber humans 4-1.
16. Kansas: In Topeka, Kansas, it’s illegal to sing the alphabet on the street at night.
17. Kentucky: Newport, Kentucky, is home of The World’s largest (free swinging) bell, known as the World Peace Bell.
18. Louisiana:  The state song of Louisiana is “You are my Sunshine,” by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell.
19. Maine: The U.S. gets 90% of its toothpicks from Maine.
20. Maryland: The state flower of Maryland is the Black-Eyed Susan.
21. Massachusetts: The state beverage of Massachusetts is Cranberry Juice.
22. Michigan: In Detroit, Michigan, it is illegal to let a pig run free unless, of course, it has a nose ring.
23. Minnesota: Minnesota’s state muffin is blueberry.
24. Mississippi: There is a real town in Mississippi called Hot Coffee.
25. Missouri: Missouri, known as the Cave State, is home to a little over 6,000 caves.
26. Montana: In the state of Montana, it is illegal for a woman to go fishing alone on Sundays.
27. Nebraska: Kool-Aid was invented in Nebraska by a man named Edwin Perkins in the year 1927.
28. Nevada: Las Vegas, Nevada, has more hotel rooms than any other city world-wide.
29. New Hampshire: The popular ’90s movie Jumanji was filmed in Keene, Nebraska.
30. New Jersey: The state animal of New Jersey is the horse.
31.  New Mexico: In Las Cruces, New Mexico, it is forbidden to carry a lunchbox down Main Street.
32. New York: November 28th, 2012 was the most peaceful day that the state of New York has reportedly ever had.
33. North Carolina: Pepsi was first introduced in New Bern, North Carolina in 1893.
34. North Dakota: The state of North Dakota produces enough soybeans to make over 400 billion crayons a year.
35. Ohio: In 1895, Ohio, as a whole, only had two cars, both of which crashed into each other.
36.  Oklahoma: There is a small county in Oklahoma called Cookietown.
37. Oregon: Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, co-founders of Nike, were both born in Portland, Oregon.
38. Pennsylvania: In the state of Pennsylvania, it is illegal to sing in a bathtub.
39. Rhode Island: The quahaug is the state shell of Rhode Island.
40. South Carolina: Vanna White, hostess of Wheel of Fortune, was born in Conway, South Carolina in 1957.
41. South Dakota: The official state amphibian of South Carolina is the salamander.
42. Tennessee: People who live in Tennessee can be called Butternuts in reference to the tan uniforms that soldiers wore during the Civil War.
43. Texas: Rockwell County is the smallest county in all of Texas.
44. Utah: The cherry is the state fruit of Utah.
45. Vermont: At one time, it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole in Vermont.
46. Virginia: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia starts above water but eventually goes underwater into the ocean.
47. Washington: A person in Washington State cannot walk outside if they have the common cold.
48. West Virginia: Lego, Scrabble, and Cucumber are just a few of the odd town names (located) in West Virginia.
49. Wisconsin: The Swiss Cheese Capital of the U.S. is Monroe, Wisconsin.
50. Wyoming: In Wyoming, it is illegal to take a picture of a rabbit, between the months of January and April, without a permit.