When Europeans first came to the New World, North Carolina was combined with South Carolina and they were just a region. Later on, as the 13 colonies came to be, the two became separated.

North Carolina is vastly known as the "tar heel state" because of how much it produces tar, pitch,

The guys who created the first working airplane, the wright brothers, lived in NC.

Although he was born in Baltimore, he became famous in baseball Fayetteville

the Biltmore was built by wealthy railroad scion George Washington Vanderbilt II in the late 19th century.

On average, North Carolina is hit by a hurricane every 3 years. Their hockey team, the "Carolina Hurricanes" was named after this fact.

The ports and beaches of North Carolina were constantly being raided by Blackbeard, until he was captured and killed by a British naval force.

North Carolina is known for how much they produce sweet potatoes. They're a leading state

Roanoke island was a "lost" English colony back in 1587. A crew had left the colony to get supplies and when they came back, everyone who was once there was gone. The reason why is still a mystery.