the handle on idaho
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The Gem State: nearly every type of gemstone has been found there, including rare star garnets.
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Shoshone Falls - "The Niagara of the West": Shoshone Falls, located on the Snake River, is actually higher than Niagara Falls.
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At 7,993 feet deep, Hell’s Canyon along the Idaho-Oregon border is the deepest river gorge in North America, even deeper than the Grand Canyon.
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The famous writer Ernest Hemingway spent much of his life in Idaho. He is buried in Ketchum, a town he loved and where he spent his final years.
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Idaho is the only U.S. state whose official state seal was designed by a woman. In 1891, artist Emma Edwards Green created Idaho's seal.
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World’s First Chairlift: The first chairlift in the world was installed at Sun Valley Resort in 1936, inspired by a banana conveyor system.
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Idaho’s Famous Blue Turf: Boise State University’s football stadium is known for its unique blue turf, dubbed “Smurf Turf.”
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Invented Television: Idaho native Philo T. Farnsworth invented the first fully electronic television. He first demonstrated his invention in 1927, revolutionizing entertainment worldwide.