50 of the Greatest Inventions from Each State

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The United States of America is a vast expanse of land with greatly different landscapes, wildlife, climates, and of course, people. But did you know that there are some impressive and life-changing inventions that came from different states in our own back yard?

So check out this list of the best or most recognized inventions from each one of the different United States and you might even be beaming with pride after you discover what your own state's invention was.

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ALASKA: Hidden Valley ranch dressing

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ARKANSAS: Movies with sound

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ARIZONA: Tasers

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CALIFORNIA: iPhones

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COLORADO: Tampons

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CONNECTICUT: Can openers

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DELAWARE: Kevlar

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FLORIDA: Gatorade

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GEORGIA: Cotton gin

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HAWAII: Surfboards

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IOWA: Tractors

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ILLINOIS: Zippers

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IDAHO: Television

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INDIANA: Gas pump

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KANSAS: ICEEs

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KENTUCKY: The “Happy Birthday” song

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LOUISIANA: Binocular microscopes

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MAINE: Diving suits

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MARYLAND: Bottle caps

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MASSACHUSETTS: The World Wide Web

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MICHIGAN: Road lines

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MINNESOTA: Rollerblades

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MISSOURI: Vacuum cleaners

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MISSISSIPPI: Pine-Sol

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MONTANA: Holter heart monitors

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NEBRASKA: Ski lifts

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NEVADA: Blue jeans

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NEW HAMPSHIRE: Alarm clocks

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NEW JERSEY: Air conditioning

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NEW MEXICO: The atomic bomb

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NEW YORK: Toilet paper

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NORTH CAROLINA: Airplanes

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NORTH DAKOTA: Rolls of film

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OHIO: Superman

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OKLAHOMA: Shopping carts

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OREGON: Maraschino cherries

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PENNSYLVANIA: Ferris wheels

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RHODE ISLAND: Diners

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SOUTH CAROLINA: Submarines

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SOUTH DAKOTA: Cyclotron

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TENNESSEE: Cotton candy

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TEXAS: Electric typewriters

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UTAH: Electric traffic lights

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VIRGINIA: Lip balm

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VERMONT: Pennies

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WASHINGTON: Hiking backpacks

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WASHINGTON, DC: Morse code

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WISCONSIN: Blenders

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WEST VIRGINIA: Steamboats

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WYOMING: Christmas stockings