Alabama is usually ranked among the top in the nation for its range of overall biodiversity.
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There are 73 amphibian species in Alabama.
Alabama ranks ninth in the number of deaths from lightning and tenth in the number of deaths from lightning strikes per capita.
St. Stephens, now abandoned, served as the territorial capital from 1817 to 1819.
The use of state names derived from Native American languages is common in the U.S.; an estimated 26 states have names of Native American origin.
Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state on December 14, 1819.
In 2001, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore installed a statue of the Ten Commandments in the capitol in Montgomery.
In 2002, the 11th US Circuit Court ordered the removal of the Ten Commandments statue. Chief Justice Roy Moore refused to follow the court order, leading to protests. The monument was eventually removed in August 2003.
The Moundville Archaeological Site in Hale County, Alabama, was occupied by Native Americans of the Mississippian culture from 1000 to 1450 CE. It is the second-largest complex of the classic Middle Mississippian era, after Cahokia in present-day Illinois.
Alabama, along with Oklahoma and Iowa, has the most confirmed F5 and EF5 tornadoes of any state.