Fast facts....

Today I spent a few minutes looking at trivia about Nebraska. I found many, many facts, but culled them down to the ones that interested me. They are odd, fascinating and somewhat arbitrarily picked. I am somewhat disappointed that Chimney Rock is nowhere near where we will be.....

• Nebraska was once called "The Great American Desert".
• In 1927, Edwin E. Perkins of Hastings invented the powered soft drink Kool-Aid.
• The Naval Ammunition Depot located in Hastings was the largest U.S. ammunition plant providing 40% of WWII's ammunition.
• Nebraska is the birthplace of the Reuben sandwich.
• Spam (canned meat) is produced in Fremont.
• Nebraska has more miles of river than any other state.
• The Union Pacific's Bailey Yards, in North Platte, is the largest rail classification complex in the world.
• Nebraska's Chimney rock was the most often mentioned landmark in journal entries by travelers on the Oregon Trail.
• Marlon Brando's mother gave Henry Fonda acting lessons at the Omaha Community Playhouse.
• Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska in 1917.