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 * ... that the Nebraska House (pictured) in Appomattox was so named because Colonel Samuel D. McDearmon's wife refused to move to Nebraska?
 * ... that in Virginia v. West Virginia in 1911, the Supreme Court of the United States ordered the state of West Virginia to pay one-third of the state of Virginia's pre-Civil War debt?
 * ... that John Smith, a noted 18th century London housebreaker, managed to avoid execution three times, and was eventually transported to Virginia?
 * ... that the University of Virginia men's lacrosse game against Maryland in 2009 extended into seven overtime periods, making it the longest game in college history?

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