Former 2008 Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is quite well-known for her politics and style which often can be rude and uncivil. While she only ran for federal office once, even her campaign as mayor of the small city of Wasilla in Alaska got ugly. When she became mayor she ousted the incumbent John Stein….
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Fun Fact: How Cheap America Bought Alaska For
Russia badly needed money one day, and the U.S. bought the land for 7.2 million. That was two cents an acre.
Fun Fact: How Rats From Japan Ruined an Island in Alaska
When there was a Japanese shipwreck in 1780, the island of Hawadax in present-day Alaska became infested with rats which hurt the bird population. In 2009, the island finally became rat-free once again.
Fun Fact: Baked Alaska
Baked Alaska dessert