Spanish conquistadors went exploring all the way up to Kansas in the 1500s.
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There is a 109° F difference…
There is a 109° F difference between the record high and record low for the month of February in Wichita, Kansas. Loma, Montana has the record for the largest 24 hour temperature change from -54 to 49 degrees. 103 degree change in 24 hours. Montana also holds the record for fastest/biggest temp change from -4 […]
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White Castle was the country’s…
White Castle was the country’s first fast food chain when it opened in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas. Today Wichita doesn’t have any. There hasn’t been one there since 1938.
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Graduated Alone
Eva Mae Bradbury was the only member of her graduating class at the public school in Ada, Kansas. The school nevertheless put on a full commencement program for her, attended by 150 people, which was about the entire population of Ada.
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In 1887, a group of men added a name…
In 1887, a group of men added a name Susanna M Salter to the mayoral ballot of Argonia, Kansas, as a joke intended to humiliate women. Instead, she won over 60% of the votes and became America’s first female mayor.
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15+ Tweets from Kansas Police Departments That are so Funny, They Should be Illegal
Kansas seems to be a pretty funny place. I’ve got some coworkers from there who are hilarious, and Kansas also has Paul Rudd and Rob Riggle among its native sons. It seems everyone in Kansas is pretty funny, even the police departments.
The Twitter feeds for the Lawrence Police Department (Rock Chalk Jayhawk!) and the Topeka Police Department have been getting a lot of attention lately because of their hilarious posts.
1. E’rywhere
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2. Stepbrothers quote FTW
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3. They mean it
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4. Way more than half
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5. It is what it is
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6. Dummies
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7. That’ll work
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8. Cuddle time
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9. We promise
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10. Pt 2
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11. Way too cold
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12. We’re here for you!
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13. That is beautiful
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14. To do list
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15. Don’t break the law
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16. In training
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17. Not a smart move
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18. C’mon, Carl…
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19. Not a winner among them
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20. LOL
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You have the right to remain amused! See what I did there?…
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A 645-foot deep Kansas salt mine is used to store…
A 645-foot deep Kansas salt mine is used to store valuable items including many film negatives, such as “Gone With the Wind,” “Ben Hur,” “Star Wars,” “M*A*S*H” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth.”
In 1918, the geographic center of the United States…
In 1918, the geographic center of the United States was determined by balancing a cardboard cutout shape of the US on a point. It was accurate to within 20 miles.