Because Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts all ascended as Commonwealths. Legally this serves no other purpose then to make me look like a bit of a smart arse right up to the point I make my next statement;
This fact and many others can be found in the QI book of General Ignorance with a foreword by Stephan Fry and four words by Alan Davis. The book also includes the history of the Celts as researched by Edward Luyld although I swear I'd heard this in advance in respect to the Pict tattoo I have on my back. Imagine how clever I felt when that question came up on QI and I suddenly realised that I had once spoken to an man who was more intelligent then Stephan Fry.
Aside from that I feel extra credit must go out to the random safa who asked me in Thornton Heath how to get home because he has a long walk to Clapham.
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