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Ad astra per aspera (“To the stars through difficulties”)

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The path to statehood for Kansas was long and bloody. Fort Riley was established near the Kansas River in 1853 to protect

settlers and trade along the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails.

-French astronomer Pierre Janssen first discovered the element he called helium on the sun in 1868, it was believed to be one of the most rare elements.

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- Dorothy's House of Land of Oz (Liberal, Kansas)

- Killed Lincoln's assassin, lived in a hole (Concordia, Kansas)

- World's Largest ball of twine (Cawker City, Kansas)

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-Name of Kansas:The origin of the name Kansas is reported to be from a name associated with local Indians

that were called "Kansa," or "Kaw, meaning South Wind, or People of the South Wind.

-At Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine waterbeds for horses are used in surgery.

-Dodge City is the windiest city in the United States.

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The nickname “Sunflower State” calls to mind the wild flowers of the plains of Kansas and the officially recognized state flower.

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Capital: Topeka

Government:  republican democracy

currency: US dollar

population: 2,885,905 (2012)

Language(s): English (91%), Spanish (9%)

Largest Cities: Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Topeka, Olathe, Lawrence

Statehood: Jan. 29, 1861 (34th state)

Climate: Stays highly changeable throughout the year, temperate but continental