8 Amazing Connecticut Facts You May Not Know

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This is a perfect example. Recently a user that goes by history.dosage posted a video called "8 Crazy Facts from Connecticut You Never Knew."

@history.dosage 8 Crazy facts from Connecticut you never knew #history #historytime #factsyoudidntknow #historytiktok #historyfacts #connecticut #connecticutcheck ♬ Originalton - user29381341573

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1. The first color TV was invented in Connecticut by George Sutherland.
2. Connecticut was the first state to abolish the death penalty.
3. The first artificial heart was created at Yale New Haven.
4. The state is home to the world's first Frisbee.
5. The first lollipop-making machine was invented in New Haven.
6. The State had the first written Constitution in America.
7. The country's first helicopter flight took place in Stratford, CT.
8. Connecticut was the first state to set speed limits for cards, the first speed limit was 12 mph.

We are an innovative bunch here in the Nutmeg State. That's right I'm co-opping the success of our Connecticut forefathers. I realize that the artificial heart, the Constitution and the helicopter are huge advancements that benefited humanity in so many ways but I think I'm most thankful for the color TV.

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Danbury: "The Hat City"

At one time. Danbury was known as the hat making center of the universe. The hat making industry is what this town was built on but frankly, I'm tired of talking about hats. We are so much more than that. Danbury has a lot of intriguing true stories and many of them originated in the same place, Main Street. Main Street Danbury holds truths so unbelievable, you kind of have to. How can one 2-mile stretch of road, hold so many stories? I just does.

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