14 more facts about Alaska

1. It's more than twice the size of Texas.
2. The coldest it has ever been was -80°F (-62°C).
3. Its "Good Friday Earthquake" on 3/27/1964 was the most powerful earthquake in North American history and resulted in the deaths of 115 people including 12 as far away as California, and sunk several fishing boats in Louisiana. (I have not yet experienced an earthquake.)
   
4. It's 68% Protestant and 7% Catholic.
5. 80% of its revenue comes from oil and natural gas.
6. Richard Dean Anderson (MacGuyver) rode his bike from Minnesota to Alaska when he was 17.
7. The state capital, Juneau, is not accessible by road.
8. It's the only state where marijuana is legal. (I'll pass on that grass.)
   
9. It has a very high suicide rate.
10. It has over 3,500,000 lakes which makes my state's slogan seem kind of lame.
11. It was purchased from Russia for $7,200,000 in 1867 -- less than the price of a good starting pitcher.
12. It has four time zones.
13. In Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost city in the U.S., the sun sets on November 18 and doesn't come back up until January 24, but it stays light out from May 10 to August 2.
14. I'll be there in 18 days.