The Appalachian Highlands

Construction on the Pentagon began on September 11, 1941, exactly 60 years to the day before American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Nearly 75% of West Virginia is covered by forests.

In 1893, one of the world’s most famous soft drinks was born in New Bern, Carolina. A drugstore clerk named Caleb Bradham invented Pepsi, which he originally called “Brad’s Drink.” The former doctor-in-training believed his syrupy concoction aided digestion, and re-named the drink “Pepsi-Cola ” in 1898 after the word “dyspepsia.”

Tennessee has some weird speed limits. It’s 19 mph in some areas of Collierville and 31 mph in some areas of Trenton.

To this day, Kentucky’s governors must swear an oath before taking office that they have never fought a duel with deadly weapons.