Oklahoma has the largest Native American population of any state in the U.S.
Choctaw is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma. Choctaw gained status as a town in 1893.
The town of Beaver claims to be the Cow Chip Throwing Capital of the World.
Oklahoma is bordered by six states:
Oklahoma’s capitol building was the only capitol building without a proper dome in the US.
Vinita was the first town in Oklahoma to enjoy electricity.
During a tornado in Ponca City, a man and his wife were carried aloft in their house by a tornado.
Anadarko is home to the only authentic Native American City in the United States.
A life-size statue stands in honor of Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford in Weatherford.
WKY Radio was the first radio station transmitting from west of the Mississippi River.
In Gurhrie nearly 20,000 lighters and “fire starters” are displayed at the National Lighter Museum
Oklahoma is one of only two states whose capital cities name includes the state name.
Oklahoma has more man-made lakes than any other state, with over one million surface acres of water.
Oklahoma is home to 39 tribes.
Tornadoes are common in the state. Between 1950 and 2022, Oklahoma has been hit by 4184 tornadoes.
Oklahoma’s state capitol building is the only capitol building with an oil well directly underneath it.
Oklahoma is the only state in the U.S. that produces Iodine.
The United States Army post, Fort Stilt, near Lawton, Oklahoma, is where combat aviation was first invented.
The first Girl Scout cookie sold in the US was in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in 1917.
No Democratic presidential candidate has won a single county in the state since 2000.