Kansas is the #1 state in the country, so it makes sense that we are also number one at:

  1. Feeding the world by producing large amounts of…

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  1. …wheat…

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  1. …sunflowers…

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  1. …and livestock.

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  1. College sports…

Flickr/Newman University Wichita, KU, K-State… they’re all good!

  1. …and secondary education in general.

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  1. Dealing with obnoxious pop culture references.

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  1. Making BBQ.

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  1. Offering affordable housing.

Flickr/American Advisors Group According to Sperling’s Best Places, the cost of living in Kansas is well below the national average.

  1. Winning baseball games.

Flickr/Brian Whitmarsh Sure they play in Missouri, but the KANSAS City Royals are KANSAS’s team!

  1. Inventing necessities.

Flickr/Jeremy Brooks ICEE’s, Pizza Hut, the helicopter… ALL invented in the Sunflower State!

  1. Sunrises…

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  1. …sunsets…

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  1. …and breathtaking storms.

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What else is Kansas the best at?

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Flickr/Rich Minear

Flickr/Gina Collecchia

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Wichita, KU, K-State… they’re all good!

Flickr/Patrick Emerson

Flickr/Mraz Center for the Performing Arts

Flickr/Adam Kuban

Flickr/American Advisors Group

According to Sperling’s Best Places, the cost of living in Kansas is well below the national average.

Flickr/Brian Whitmarsh

Sure they play in Missouri, but the KANSAS City Royals are KANSAS’s team!

Flickr/Jeremy Brooks

ICEE’s, Pizza Hut, the helicopter… ALL invented in the Sunflower State!

Flickr/Phil Sanders

Flickr/Lane Pearman

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