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On Yellowstone's 150th anniversary, 150 fascinating facts about America's first national park
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Check out these 150 fun facts in celebration of Yellowstone National Park's 150th anniversary this year of 2022.
Yellowstone National Park stretches for 3,472 square miles and across more than 2.2 million acres — making it larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined. There are more than 500 active geysers in Yellowstone. Yellowstone is home to the largest free-ranging herd of bison in North America. In July 2021, the park exceeded 1 million visitors in that month alone. Yellowstone's landscape has been naturally shaped by 14,000 years of wildfires. There are more than 900 historic buildings in Yellowstone. Harding snapped a photo with Yellowstone’s famous black bear Jesse James. The Season 4 finale of "Yellowstone" broke major records, with more than 11 million total viewers.
As Yellowstone turns 150 this year, check out these 150 facts — and share them with others.
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