We love you Oklahoma, but sometimes you leave us shaking our head. There are some embarrassing facts out there about the Sooner State that will make your cheeks turn red. From strange laws to weird attractions to shameful statistics, here are 12 facts that might leave you embarrassed.
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Since cattle ranching is prevalent and castration of young animals is common, Oklahomans just eat away at this common appetizer dish - also known as calf fries.
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While it is a strange law, I kind of like this one.
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Located in Oklahoma City, this museum celebrates the relationship between man and the pigeon, known to some as the flying rat.
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Here’s one to put on the Oklahoma tourism website: “Find the largest collection of banjos on display in the world in Oklahoma City.”
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It’s embarrassing driving out-of-towners down are roads and falling into multiple pot holes.
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I guess that explains why we have one of the highest childhood obesity rates in the United States.
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Who was the genius responsible for this?
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Yep, it’s illegal to scare a dog with an ugly face.
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Dogs, we get. Cars, not so much.
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We still somehow think we have the largest, but Georgia has one that towers over ours. This title and monument still sits in Durant and is a popular roadside attraction.
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Of course it’s a necessity if you live in the Sooner State, but do we really need every brand and type of repellant?
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And if that isn’t bad enough, we then name their baseball team the Horny Toads.
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