Interesting Facts:
Missouri is known as the "Show Me State".

The "Show Me State" expression may have began in 1899 when Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver stated, "I'm from Missouri and you've got to show me."

At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, Ricard Blechyden, served tea with ice and invented iced tea.

The state animal is the Mule.

State bird:  native Bluebird March 30, 1927

State insect:  honey bee July 3, 1985

Mozarkite was adopted as the official state rock on July 21, 1967, by the 74th General Assembly.

Cool Schools (not your ordinary ABC's)
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