Here are some facts about Alabama worth knowing:
1. Alabama is one of the most religious US states.
2. Most of the cities have somewhat unique nicknames — for instance, Birmingham is known as “The Magic City,” and Huntsville as “The Rocket City.”
3. It’s the state with the only directly hit meteorite survivor in the entire known history of the planet (probably the weirdest fact on our list!).
4. Although the first Europeans to head to Alabama were Spanish, the ones who settled first were French.
5. The first 911 call took place in Alabama.
6. With more than 300,000 words, Alabama’s state governing document is the longest in the entire country.