12 Reasons Why Oklahoma Is Great

Can you imagine the world without the great state of Oklahoma? It has been a big contributor to this planet…many great athletes, inventions and natural resources have come from the Sooner state. Our world would not be the same without the people from Oklahoma and the state itself. So to prove it, we set out to find a few examples of how Oklahoma has impacted history and life itself. Here are 12 undeniable reasons why the world wouldn’t be the same without Oklahoma.

The world would miss our oil and gas production.

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Shipping would not be the same without the Port of Catoosa - the nation’s largest inland port.

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Country music would be lacking without our world-renowned country music stars.

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Many people might not enter the Pearly Gates if the “Bible Belt” didn’t exist.

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Grocery shopping would be much more difficult without the invention of the shopping cart.

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Tornadoes would be much scarier without our invention of tornado warnings and tornado forecasts.

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Thousand of miles of beautiful shoreline would be gone.

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Sports would not be the same without the many legends that were born in the Sooner state.

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Native American heritage would be missed.

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We could have a bread shortage without the wheat production.

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Spraying would not be the same without the invention of aerosol cans.

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We would be without the convenience of voicemail.

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We told you the world wouldn’t be the same without Oklahoma!