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Maryland fun facts
- The US Naval Academy is in Annapolis — every Navy officer trains there.
- Maryland's state sport is jousting (since 1962, predating any other state's official sport).
- The Chesapeake Bay produces more blue crab than any other US body of water.
- The Star-Spangled Banner was written during the British attack on Fort McHenry in Baltimore, 1814.
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Quick stats
- Population: 5 to 10 million
- Area rank: #42 of 50
- Admitted: 1788
- Capital: Annapolis
- Largest city: Baltimore
- Time zone: Eastern