Interesting congruity on two maps I saw today

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First, a map of states where schools that receive public funding are allowed to teach creationism:

Ahem, Tennessee and Louisiana.

And, a map of Google autocomplete results for “Why is [state] so ______”:

Bam!

I don’t know what it MEANS, but it…like…means something.