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| North Carolina Facts |
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North Carolina has 1,500 lakes of 10 acres or more in size and 37,000 miles of fresh water streams. |
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Whitewater Falls, North Carolina in Transylvania County is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States. |
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The University of North Carolina's mascot, the Tarheels, is a nickname for North Carolinians that supposedly came from the days when NC produced a lot of tar, and someone saw a set of footprints made by someone who had stepped in the tar. |
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