The bread twist tie was invented in Maysville, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
The shopping cart was invented in Ardmore, Oklahoma in 1936.<\/p>\n
The nation’s first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1935.<\/p>\n
The first Girl Scout Cookie was sold in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1917.<\/p>\n
Cimarron County, located in the Oklahoma Panhandle, is the only county in the U.S. bordered by 4 separate states — Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas.<\/p>\n
The Oklahoma State Capital is the only capital in the U.S. with working oil wells on its grounds.<\/p>\n
Boise City, Oklahoma, was the only city in the United States to be bombed during World War II. On Monday, July 5, 1943, at 12:30am, a B-17 Bomber based at Dalhart Army Air Base, Texas, dropped six practice bombs on the sleeping town, mistaking the city lights as target lights.<\/p>\n
WKY Radio in Oklahoma City was the first radio station transmitting west of the Mississippi River.<\/p>\n
The nation’s first “tornado warning” was issued March 25, 1948 in Oklahoma City minutes before a devastating tornado. Because of the warning, no lives were lost.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma has the largest Native American population of any state in the U.S.<\/p>\n
The name “Oklahoma” comes from two Choctaw words — okla meaning “people” and humma meaning “red.” So the name means, “Red People.” The name was approved in 1890.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma has produced more astronauts than any other state.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma has more man-made lakes than any other state (including Caddo County’s Fort Cobb Lake).<\/p>\n
During the “Land Rush,” Oklahoma City and Guthrie went from vast, open prairie to cities of over 10,000 in a single day.<\/p>\n
The nation’s first “Yield” traffic sign was erected in Tulsa on a trial basis.<\/p>\n
The Pensacola Dam on Grand Lake is the longest multi-arched dam in the world at 6,565 feet.<\/p>\n
The Port of Catoosa (just north of Tulsa) is the largest inland port in America.<\/p>\n
The aerosol can was invented in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
Per square mile, Oklahoma has more tornadoes than any other place in the world.<\/p>\n
The highest wind speed ever recorded on earth was in Moore Oklahoma, on May 3, 1999 during the Oklahoma City F-5 tornado. Wind speed was clocked at 318 mph.<\/p>\n
The Will Rogers World Airport, and the Wiley Post Airport are both named after two famous Oklahomans, both killed in the same airplane crash. <\/p>\n
And Oklahoma Towns Offer It All —<\/p>\n
Love the Summer?
\nPoolville, Oklahoma
\nSunray, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
Want Something To Eat?
\nCookietown, Corn, Grainola, Hominy, Olive,
\nSouth Coffeeville, and Sweetwater, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
Why Travel To Other Cities?
\nCleveland, Orlando, Miami, Pittsburgh, Santa Fe, St. Louis,
\nChattanooga, Peoria, Burbank, and Fargo, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
Don’t Forget The Wildlife!
\nBison, Buffalo, Deer Creek, Eagle,
\nElk City, Fox, and Wolfe, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
There’s A Town Named After A Number:
\nForty-One, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
And A Town Whose Letters Don’t Spell Anything:
\nIXL, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
For The Sportsman
\nFisherman’s Paradise, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
We Have A City Named After Earth’s Only Satellite!
\nMoon, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
And A City Named After Our State!
\nOklahoma City, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
Feeling A Bit Chilly?
\nCold Springs, Snow, and Slick, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
Oklahoma Is Full Of Love!
\nBigheart, Lovedale, Loveland, Lovell, and Loyal, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
The Presidents?
\nAdams, Carter, Clinton, Fillmore, Grant, Jefferson,
\nJohnson, Lincoln, Reagan, Roosevelt, Taft, Taylor,
\nWashington, and Wilson, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
City Names To Make You Smile.
\nBowlegs, Bugtussle, Bushyhead, Frogville, Hooker,
\nLoco, Slapout, Slaughterville, Broken Bow,
\nand Broken Arrow, Oklahoma<\/p>\n
And Regardless What Side You’re On.
\nGay, and Straight, Oklahoma<\/p>\n