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1. (Creator) Nomination:

• Did you know that Arthur Talmage Abernethy was named as the first North Carolina Poet Laureate in 1948 even though he never published a book of poetry?"

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• Did You Know that samples of moon rock and lunar dust soil from the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 missions, mounted on wooden plaque displays especially for Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Honduras, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Romania, Spain, and Sweden, plus the states of Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii (pictured), Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and West Virginia, were later reported missing by many of the recipients?

32. (Contributor) Nomination:

• Did you know that the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, led by future poet laureate Sam Ragan, was the first cabinet-level department in the United States focused solely on the arts and history?

33. (Creator) Nomination:

• Did you know that Grace Rohrer became the first woman to hold a North Carolina Cabinet position when named Secretary of Cultural Resources in 1973?

34. (Stub expansion) Nomination:

• Did you know that while still a member of the North Carolina General Assembly, Martha B. Alexander stood as a candidate for president of the Episcopal House of Deputies?

35. (Stub expansion) Nomination:

• Did you know that farmer and musician Charlie Albertson is also a former longtime member of the North Carolina Senate and is known as "The Singing Senator"?

36. (Creator) Nomination:

• Did you know that until it was destroyed by fire in January 2013, Grimes Mill was the only roller mill museum in North Carolina?