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MICHIGAN FACTOIDS: • Michigan is first in the United States production of peat and Magnesium compounds and second in gypsum and iron ore. • Although Michigan is often called the Wolverine State, there are no longer any wolverines in Michigan. (However, one was spotted in 2007, so there are some.) • The Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit manufactured the first Air-conditioned car in 1939 • Michigan State University has the largest single campus student body of any Michigan university. It is the largest institution of higher learning in the state and one of the largest universities in the country. • The Mackinac Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. Connecting the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. It spans 5 miles over the Straits of Mackinac, which is where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet. The Mighty Mac took 3 years to complete and was opened to traffic in 1957. • Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the world. • Michigan has more shoreline than any other state except Alaska. • Michigan has more than 11,000 inland lakes and more than 36,000 miles of streams. • Standing anywhere in the state a person is within 85 miles of one of the Great Lakes. • Michigan includes 56,954 square miles of land area; 1,194 square miles of Inland waters; and 38,575 square miles of Great Lakes water area. • Four flags have flown over Michigan -- French, English, Spanish and United States. • In 1929, the Michigan State Police established the first state police radio system in the world.
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