Alaska is the U.S. state with the least amount of sunlight per year.
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Fun Fact: Alaska Etymology
Alaska gets its name from an Aleut word “alaxsxaq” which means “mainland’.
Fun Fact: The European Who Discovered Alaska
The Danish-born Vitus Bering discovered Alaska after a expedition to Siberia under the employ of the Russian Navy.
Fun Fact: When Rat Island Was Rat Free
In 2012, an Alaskan island known as Rat Island was free of their centuries-old rat population. As such they changed the island’s name to Hawadax Island.
Fun Fact: How Juneau Alaska Got Its Name
The capital of Alaska was co-founded by Richard Harris, and Joe Juneau. The then-town was originally known as Harrisburg, but miners later decided to name it Juneau instead.