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HornsofBevo

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  1. 9. Texas still owns all of its public lands.
  2. 8. The word “Texas” was the Spanish pronunciation “Tejas” of the Hasinai Indian word meaning “allies” or “friends.”
  3. 7. Texas is the second most populous state in the U.S.
  4. 6. The term “maverick” is derived from the name Samuel A. Maverick (1803-1870), an early Texas lawyer and pioneer.
  5. 5. At 268,601 square miles, Texas is the largest state in the contiguous United States and is the second biggest state in the U.S. (only Alaska is bigger).
  6. 4. The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is home to the world’s largest parking lot.
  7. 3. Oscar, the Academy Award statuette, was named for Texan Oscar Pierce, whose niece worked in Hollywood for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
  8. 2. It is still a hanging offense in Texas to steal cattle or to put graffiti on someone else’s cow.
  9. The bowie knife is named after the Alamo hero Jim Bowie
  10. Might as well make this interesting... 50 Interesting Facts about Texas
  11. Crowd sourcing was definitely the best part of the rep system. When the rep system got neutered, shaggy lost a part of its soul.
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