Alabama Trivia
# Alabama introduced the Mardi Gras to the western world. The celebration is held on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins.
# Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon.
# The world’s first Electric Trolley System was introduced in Montgomery in 1886.
# Alabama is the only state with all major natural resources needed to make iron and steel. It is also the largest supplier of cast-iron and steel pipe products.
# Montgomery is the capital and the birthplace of the Confederate States of America.
And all this time I thought that New Orleans was the only place to celebrate the Mardi Gras… going to have to check this one out!
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