Where every state got its name

If you want to understand a state’s history, start by looking at its name.

The map below shows the breakdown of all the states’ etymologies. The most names, eight in both cases, stem from Algonquin and Latin.

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Man killed by underwear suffocation in Oklahoma

Law officers have arrested a McLoud man in the death of another man who was suffocated with his own underwear and struck in the head.

Brad Davis, 33, was jailed Tuesday night, Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth told a local TV reporter. Davis reportedly told investigators he gave his stepfather, Denver Lee St. Clair, 58, an “atomic wedgie.”

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