Nebraska Triva

Nebraska was once called "The Great American Desert".
 
In 1927, Edwin E. Perkins of Hastings invented the powered soft drink Kool-Aid.
 
J. Sterling Morton founded Arbor Day in Nebraska City in 1872.
 
The state nickname used to be the "Tree Planter's State", but was changed in 1945 to the "Cornhusker State".
 
State insect is the honeybee.
 
State motto: Equality before the law.
 
The goldenrod was declared the state flower on April 4, 1895.
 
The Naval Ammunition Depot located in Hastings was the largest U.S. ammunition plant providing 40% of WWII's ammunition.
 
The Lied Jungle located in Omaha is the world's largest indoor rain forest.
 
Nebraska is the birthplace of the Reuben sandwich.
 
Spam (canned meat) is produced in Fremont.
 
Nebraska has the U.S.'s largest aquifer (underground lake/water supply), the Ogalala aquifer.
 
Nebraska has more miles of river than any other state.
 
The Union Pacific's Bailey Yards, in North Platte, is the largest rail classification complex in the world.
 
Nebraska is the only state in the union with a unicameral (one house) legislature.
 
Nebraska was the first state to complete its segment of the nations mainline interstate system, a 455 mile stretch of four lane highway.
 
Nebraska is both the nation's largest producer and user of center pivot irrigation.
 
Nebraska's Chimney rock was the most often mentioned landmark in journal entries by travelers on the Oregon Trail.
 
The 911 system of emergency communications, now used nationwide, was developed and first used in Lincoln, Nebraska.
 
Nebraska has more underground water reserves than any other state in the continental U.S.
 
Marlon Brando's mother gave Henry Fonda acting lessons at the Omaha Community Playhouse.
 
Lincoln County is the origin of the world's largest "Wolly Mammoth" elephant fossil.
 
Weeping Water is the nations largest limestone deposit and producer.
 
Mutual of Omaha Corporate headquarters is a public building built with 7 floors underground.
 
The Nebraska Cornhuskers have been to a record 27 consecutive bowl games and 27 consecutive winning seasons
 
The University of Nebraska Cornhusker football team has produced more Academic All-Americans than any other Division I school.
 
In Blue Hill, Nebraska, no female wearing a 'hat that would scare a timid person' can be seen eating onions in public.
 
Origin of Nebraska's Name: From an Oto Indian word meaning flat water
 
Nebraska's Motto: Equality Before the Law

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