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State Facts
1.Did you know that Oklahoma means "red people"?
2.Oklahoma has the largest population of Native Americans out of any state!
3.Oklahoma borders 5 states!
4.The parking meter was invented in Oklahoma.
5.Oklahoma! Is the name of a famous 1943 musical.
6.Many American Indian tribes were forced to move to Oklahoma including the Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek peoples.
7.The name Sooner State comes from people who tried to sneak into Oklahoma and make land claims 'sooner' than they were allowed.
8.The first shopping cart was invented by Sylvan Goldman, owner of the Piggly Wiggly supermarket chain.
9.The tribal capital of the Cherokee Nation is located in Tahlequah.
10.Cimarron County in Oklahoma borders 5 states. More states than any other US county.
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