Rhode Island definitely has its own unique character… after all, we’re home to a signature drink with the word “awful” in it and we have both a vampire and a pirate history. All it takes is listing off a few of our strange facts to realize that we are, without a doubt, a one-of-a-kind place to live. How many of these things were you aware of?

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