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PieNearby7545 t1_j5xj969 wrote

Fun fact: they were originally going to name the state Columbia but were concerned people would confuse that with the “district of Columbia”

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[deleted] t1_j5xp0xx wrote

Who’s the idiot on the naming committee who decided that?

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Nixx_Mazda OP t1_j5yjil8 wrote

'Washington, District of Columbia' is such a weird, annoying name.

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