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3 days ago · Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern United States on the fringes of the Bible Belt. Missouri was named after the Missouri River, which in turn takes its name from the Missouria, a Native American tribe. The Show Me State (Missouri's unofficial nickname) borders a total of eight different US states.
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4 days ago · Missouri’s nickname as the “Show-me State” comes from an ultimately undetermined source, though there are a number of different stories and legends regarding the phrase and how it came to be connected with the state.
5 days ago · The Missouri's nickname, the "Big Muddy", was inspired by its enormous loads of sediment or silt – some of the largest of any North American river. In its pre-development state, the river transported some 175 to 320 million short tons (159 to 290 million metric tons) per year.
- 2,341 mi (3,767 km)
- The Missouri tribe, whose name in turn meant "people with wooden canoes"
5 days ago · Redditor Vim_Dynamo posted, perhaps tongue in cheek, that Missouri is legally in the South because the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Standards and Labeling Policy Book states that "The term 'Southern' is restricted to use only in areas south of the Mason-Dixon Line and east of the Mississippi River as well as Arkansas, Louisiana, and Misso...
3 days ago · When it comes to "Cicadageddon" in Missouri, only counties in the northeast part of the state will see members of both broods. In southwest Missouri, folks will only experience buzzing from...
1 day ago · Two Kansas novelties have made USA Today’s list of the 10 best roadside attractions in the country — the only state to be mentioned twice. The Wheat Jesus Billboard in Colby was named the ...
5 days ago · Missouri Republican secretary of state candidate Valentina Gomez shared a provocative campaign video of herself running through a historically LGBTQ+ neighborhood and telling voters not to be...