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| | Articles - North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | The Carolina territory was a gift from King Charles II of England to the so-called Lords Proprietors, a group of noblemen who had helped restore Charles to the English throne in 1660. |
 | | In modern times, Fort Bragg is located in North Carolina, near Fayetteville; it is one of the largest and most comprehensive military bases in the United States and is headquarters of the XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division, and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. |
 | | In 2005, the state Legislature voted to implement a state lottery, killing North Carolina's reputation as the "anti-lottery" state, where owning a lottery ticket, even from another state, was once a felony. |
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