11Giant vegetables
The long summer days in Alaska regularly produce "Giant Vegetables" by August harvest, with produce such as 138lb cabbage and 3 feet long beans setting records at the Alaska State Fair.
12Northwest Alaska
Because of mainland Alaska's one time zone, northwest Alaska experiences two sunsets in one calendar day around August 8th.
13Adak National Forest
The Adak National Forest in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, is the smallest National Forest in America, with only 33 trees.
14Alaskan oil pipeline
In 2001, a drunken Alaskan gunman named Daniel Carson Lewis once shot a hole in the Alaskan oil pipeline. He had to pay for the $17 million cleanups and received 16 years in jail.
151964 earthquake
The 1964 earthquake in Alaska was so big that water sloshed in the wells in Africa. It had a magnitude of 9.2, making it the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.
16Aurora Ice Hotel
The Aurora Ice Hotel in Alaska was made entirely of ice. Ice walls, ceiling, beds, bar, barstools, even martini glasses were made of ice. It was closed by the fire marshall for not having smoke detectors.
17Roadkill cuisine
In Alaska, people report roadkill to authorities, who butcher it and give to the needy.
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18Ice worm
An ice worm thrives on the glaciers of Alaska and will actually melt if heated to 40°F.
19Moose
In Fairbanks, Alaska it is illegal for a moose to enter a saloon (via the sidewalk). This law was created to try to stop a local tavern keeper from getting his pet moose drunk and prevent the moose's frequent drunken rampages.
20Frozen frogs
There is a species of a frog in Alaska that freezes during the winter and while frozen, the frog stops breathing, its heart stops beating, its blood stops flowing, and it cannot move. However, when spring arrives, the frog’s body thaws and the frog returns to normal life.
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RE: Fact #2 (1958 Alaska tsunami) – This tsunami was caused by a landslide in an inlet far from any populated areas. A bit like dropping a baseball into a glass of water; a lot of splash but it didn’t cover a lot of Alaska.
RE: Fact #2 (1958 Alaska tsunami) – The comment is exactly correct and it is irresponsible for the poster to show images that intimate that it came ashore on a beach or anywhere near a populated area