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State abbreviations were created to make addresses shorter. That's it. The history behind state abbreviations isn't as complex as the stories behind state names or capitals, but the abbreviations ...

You probably learned them at some point. Unless you're a trivia buff, there's a good chance you haven't tried to name all the U.S. state capitals in one go since grade school. So let's see how many ...