20 Facts About Illinois
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Here are some interesting facts about Illinois.
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1.
The Dairy Queen restaurant had its start in Joliet, Illinois.
The restaurant opened in 1940. Dairy Queen is a mainstay of Southern culture.
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2.
Aurora is the first city in the United States to use lights.
For this reason, it is known as the "City of Lights."
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3.
Illlinois was the 21st state to enter the Union.
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Another fire occurred on the same day as the Chicago Fire and was just as deadly, if not more so.
The Peshtigo Fire killed 1,200 to 1,500 people and was twice the size of Rhode Island.
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Morton, Illinois is the pumpkin of the world.
More than 80 percent of packaged pumpkin comes from this city.
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6.
Twinkies were invented in Illinois in the 1930s.
What childhood would be complete without Twinkies?
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The world's largest bakery is in Illinois.
It is the Nabisco factory in Chicago and it is 1,800,000 square feet.
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The world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885.
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The tallest man in the world was from Illinois.
He was 8 feet, 11 inches tall and wore a size 37 shoe.
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10.
The Wrigley Building was Chicago’s first air-conditioned office building.
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11.
Chicago is the third largest city in the United States.
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12.
The state nicknames for Illinois are Prairie State and the Land of Lincoln.
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13.
The first McDonald's was in Des Plaines, Illinois.
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14.
Michelle Obama was born in Illinois
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15.
The Great Chicago Fire started in a barn.
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16.
Chicago is the nation’s most inland general cargo port.
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17.
Metropolis, Superman's hometown, is in Illinois.
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The Home Insurance Building in Chicago was the world's first modern skyscraper.
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The movie "Wayne's World" was set in Aurora, Illinois.
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Illinois is home to the world's largest catsup bottle.
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21.
The state snack of Illinois is popcorn.
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