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  • LordMayor@piefed.socialEnglish
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    19 days ago

    This is the most uninteresting list I’ve ever seen. It’s worthless even by MentalFloss standards.

    The list

    · Alabama - Love.

    · Alaska - Fascism.

    · Arizona - Inflation.

    · Arkansas - Economics.

    · California - Tone.

    · Colorado - Adjective.

    · Connecticut - Bias.

    · Delaware - Sepsis.

    · Florida - Philosophy.

    · Georgia - Democracy.

    · Hawaii - Revenue.

    · Idaho - Adjective.

    · Illinois - Bias.

    · Indiana - Gaslighting.

    · Iowa - Sociology.

    · Kansas - Love.

    · Kentucky - Empathy.

    · Louisiana - Love.

    · Maine - Ursine.

    · Maryland - Proxy.

    · Massachusetts - Science.

    · Michigan - Evidence.

    · Minnesota - Weather.

    · Mississippi - Love.

    · Missouri - Government.

    · Montana - Gouache.

    · Nebraska - Psychology.

    · Nevada - Philosophy.

    · New Hampshire - Revenue.

    · New Jersey - Metaphor.

    · New Mexico - Democracy.

    · New York - Equity.

    · North Carolina - Church.

    · North Dakota - Weather.

    · Ohio - Fiction.

    · Oklahoma - Culture.

    · Oregon - Fascism.

    · Pennsylvania - Metaphor.

    · Rhode Island - Providence.

    · South Carolina - Population.

    · South Dakota - Purpose.

    · Tennessee - Equity.

    · Texas - Republic.

    · Utah - Stress.

    · Vermont - Bias.

    · Virginia - Community.

    · Washington - Revenue.

    · West Virginia - Integrity.

    · Wisconsin - Metaphor.

    · Wyoming - Gaslighting.