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Originally Posted by Hip Priest

I've always liked the name Nebraska. It has a certain pleasing quality.

I've got The Fall's Room To Live (Undilutable Slang Truth)

Yes, 'The Good Life'.

I do so love my state.

Nebraska gets its name from a Native American (Oto) word meaning "flat water", after the Platte River that flows through the state.

Nebraska claims to have more miles of river than any other state.

Nebraskans are called "Cornhuskers."

Kool-Aid was created in 1927 by Edwin Perkins in the city of Hastings.

The world's largest train yard, Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, is located in North Platte.

The Vise-Grip was invented and is still manufactured in De Witt.

Arbor Day was founded by J. Sterling Morton. The National Arbor Day Foundation has its headquarters near his home in Nebraska City.

The swing in the Hebron, Nebraska city park at 5th and Jefferson streets is claimed to be the world's largest porch swing, long enough to fit 18 adults or 24 children.

Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln holds over 80,000 people. Making it larger than the third largest city in the state.