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Step 5: This step is the most crucial part of the whole endeavor—it has the potential to be the place where it all goes wrong, or the moment where all the magic happens. So: Your right hand, the hand farthest away from you, should be pinching the top and the bottom of the T-shirt, and your left hand, the hand closest to you, should still be pinching the shirt in the middle. Lift both hands up directly, picking up the shirt, then—still with your thumbs and forefingers pinching the shirt in those two spots—pull your hands away from each other. (Your right hand moves to the right, your left hand moves to the left.)

Step 6. Your right and left hands should be in front of you, still pinching the shirt, and the shirt should be hanging down. Gently swing the shirt away from you and lay it on the table without letting go. Bring your right and left hands simultaneously away from you so that the fabric folds over to cover the sleeve of the shirt. Let go of the fabric and you should see the shirt folded in a perfect rectangle.

Step 7: Marvel at the glory of your awesomely folded T-shirt!

States, Statehood, Capitals, Flowers, and Trees—plus Canada!

Statehood of the original 13 colonies: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia—1776

Fourteenth State: Vermont, March 4, 1791

Forty-ninth and Fiftieth States: Alaska, January 3, 1959; Hawaii, August 21, 1959

Union States in the American Civil War: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky*, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri*, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin

(*Missouri and Kentucky did not secede, but a rival government, or rump group, proclaimed secession within both of these states)

Confederate States in the American Civil War: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee

National Plant: Rose (Official since October 7, 1986)

National Tree: Oak

National Bird: Bald Eagle

State Date of statehood Capital State Flower State Tree

Alabama 1819 Montgomery Camellia Longleaf Pine

Alaska 1959 Juneau Forget-Me-Not Sitka Spruce

Arizona 1912 Phoenix Saguaro Cactus Blossom Palo verde

Arkansas 1836 Little Rock Apple Blossom Loblolly Pine

California 1850 Sacramento California Poppy California Redwoods

Colorado 1876 Denver Rocky Mountain Columbine Colorado Blue Spruce

Connecticut 1776 Hartford Mountain Laurel Charter White Oak

Delaware 1776 Dover Peach Blossom American Holly

Florida 1845 Tallahassee Orange Blossom Sabal Palmetto

Georgia 1776 Atlanta Cherokee Rose Live Oak

Hawaii 1959 Honolulu Hawaiian Hibiscus (ma’o hau hele) Kukui Nut Tree

Idaho 1890 Boise Mock Orange Western White Pine

Illinois 1818 Springfield Violet White Oak

Indiana 1816 Indianapolis Peony Tulip-tree

Iowa 1846 Des Moines Wild Prairie Rose Oak

Kansas 1861 Topeka Sunflower Cottonwood

Kentucky 1792 Frankfort Goldenrod Tulip Poplar

Louisiana 1812 Baton Rouge Magnolia Bald Cypress

Maine 1820 Augusta White Pine Cone and Tassel Eastern White Pine

Maryland 1776 Annapolis Black-Eyed Susan White Oak

Massachusetts 1776 Boston Mayflower American Elm

Michigan 1837 Lansing Apple Blossom Eastern White Pine

Minnesota 1858 Saint Paul Pink and White Lady’s Slipper Red Pine

Mississippi 1817 Jackson Magnolia Magnolia

Missouri 1821 Jefferson City White Hawthorn Blossom Flowering Dogwood

Montana 1889 Helena Bitterroot Ponderosa Pine

Nebraska 1867 Lincoln Goldenrod Cottonwood

Nevada 1864 Carson City Sagebrush Single-Leaf Pinyon

New Hampshire 1776 Concord Purple Lilac American White Birch

New Jersey 1776 Trenton Violet Northern Red Oak

New Mexico 1912 Santa Fe Yucca Flower Pinyon

New York 1776 Albany Rose Sugar Maple

North Carolina 1776 Raleigh American Dogwood Longleaf