oklahoma facts one through ten.

I'm going to do these in lumps. mostly because it's easier that way. and? I might have to put 'em up early, so if I do...just hold your horses. I bet you'd rather have 'em sooner than later, huh? ha!

1. and incase you didn’t get that pun…Originally Indian Territory, the state of was opened to settlers in a "Land Rush" in 1889. On a given date, prospective settlers would be allowed into the territory to claim plots of land by grabbing the stakes marking each plot. A few of these settlers entered to claim land before the official start of the land run; these cheaters were called "Sooners".
2. An Oklahoman, Sylvan Goldman, invented the first shopping cart.
3. Oklahoma’s State Motto is Labor Omnia Vincit (which is Latin for Labor Conquers All Things).
4. According to the EPA, Oklahoma has the most diverse terrain in the United States.
5. Oklahoma also has what is officially considered the highest hill in the world, Cavanal Hill, at 1,999 feet (609 m); this is considering the fact that a "mountain" is anything 2,000 feet or higher. It is located in Poteau Oklahoma.
6. Okmulgee, OK owns the world record for largest pecan pie, pecan cookie, pecan brownie and biggest ice cream and cookie party.
7. Oklahoma has the only authentic Indian city in the United States, Adadarko, OK.
8. The world's first installed parking meter was in erected in Oklahoma City, on July 16, 1935.
9. Oklahoma has more man-made lakes than any other state, with over one million surface acres of water 2,000 more miles of shoreline than the Atlantic and Gulf coasts combined.
10. Oklahoma has a land area of 69,919 square miles and ranks 18 in the nation in size.