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17 Things You Can Only Brag About If You're From Alaska

By Casea Peterson | Published February 06, 2016

There are so many cool things about being from Alaska. You get snowy winters, and long sunny summer days. Everyone you meet is adventurous, and you never run out of fun things to do! There may not be any huge bustling cities, but there are plenty of other things that us Alaskans are proud to brag about… check them out!

17) We always get a white Christmas.

16) We get the Northern Lights.

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15) Our seafood is fresher than fresh... like from the boat immediately to the restaurant on the docks fresh.

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14) We're the only state that can be typed on a single row of the keyboard.

13) Alaska doesn't have state sales tax or levy an individual income tax.

12) We have over 3,000 rivers and 3 million lakes.

11) Our state gives us money for being an Alaskan resident.

10) We have the BIGGEST mountain in all of the states.

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9) We have the midnight sun... and it's AWESOME

8) We've pretty much all had moose in our front yard... and walking down the streets.

7) Many can brag about driving past a glacier on their morning commute.

6) We can fit all of these states inside Alaska. (Not exactly, but we're huge!)

5) We have the best photography opportunities.

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4) Our state sport is mushing, now that's cool.

3) We have the largest National Forest and the smallest, Tongass and Adak.

2) Our capital can't be reached by road.

1) Alaska has the highest number of pilots per capita of any U.S. state.

What else can we brag about? Add to this list in the comments.

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