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Interesting Facts ~ Mississippi is the 35th most populous and the 32nd most extensive of the 50 states ~ ~The state attained statehood on December 10, 1817, becoming the 20th state to join the union ~ ~ Over 63% of Mississippi’s land is covered in forests ~ ~ More churches per capita than any other state in the USA ~ ~ State residents go to church more than people in any other state in the USA ~ ~ Nation’s largest Bible-binding plant is located in Greenwood ~ ~ Joseph Biedenharn decided to bottle Coca-Cola in 1894, at a plant in Vicksburg ~ ~ Home to the longest man-made beach in the world ~ ~ Barq’s Root Beer was founded in Biloxi by Edward Adolf Barq Sr ~ ~ Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo ~ ~ Theodore Roosevelt refused to kill a trapped bear while hunting in Onward, in 1902 ~ ~ “Pine-Sol”, was developed in 1929 by the chemist Harry A. Cole ~ ~ John B. Stetson cultivated his hat making craft at Dunn’s Fall near Meridian ~ ~ Largest industries include: agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and fishing ~ ~ Home to the world’s only cactus plantation ~ ~ World’s largest shrimp in Pascagoula at the Old Spanish Fort Museum ~ ~ Over 100,000 acres of Catfish Ponds in Mississippi ~ ~ Belzoni is considered the catfish capital of the world ~ ~ Nation’s first-ever Memorial Day celebration was held in the city of Columbus ~ ~ The world’s first human lung transplant in 1963, at University of Mississippi Medical Center ~ ~ Jackson was named after General Andrew Jackson ~ ~ Jackson is the most heavily populated city ~ 82 counties in the state of Mississippi ~ ~ Hit with an average of 27 tornadoes each year ~ Lowest point is Gulf of America at sea level ~ ~ Vardaman is known as the Sweet Potato Capital ~ ~ Magnolia is both the state flower and tree of Mississippi ~ ~ Nickname is the Magnolia State ~ Official beverage is milk ~ ~ Oliver Pollock, an Irish merchant, invented the dollar sign ~ ~ Mississippi is the home of the iconic Mississippi River ~ ~~~~~~~~ |
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