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Tennessee fun facts
- Nashville is "Music City" — home to country music, the Grand Ole Opry, and over 180 recording studios.
- Memphis gave the world both Elvis Presley's Graceland and the Civil Rights Museum (at the Lorraine Motel where MLK was assassinated).
- Tennessee whiskey (Jack Daniel's, George Dickel) is legally distinct from bourbon — it requires maple charcoal filtering.
- The state has the highest concentration of black bears in the eastern US (Great Smoky Mountains).
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Quick stats
- Population: 5 to 10 million
- Area rank: #36 of 50
- Admitted: 1796
- Capital: Nashville
- Largest city: Nashville
- Time zone: Eastern