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| New Mexico Facts |
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The leaves of the Yucca, New Mexico's state flower, can be used to make rope, baskets and sandals. |
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The largest fire in New Mexico's history was ignited on May 4, 2000 in the National Park Service's Bandelier National Monument, when a controlled burn meant to clear away dry brush and prevent future wild fires leaped out of control due to high winds. |
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The province that was once Spanish New Mexico included all of present day New Mexico, most of Colorado and Arizona, and slices of Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. |
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