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  1. RT @TravelKS: Downtown Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday. It'll be a good'n... http://ow.ly/HYzC about 10 hours ago from web
  2. Some great Kansas magazines: @Lawrence_Mag, @ManhattanMag, @HutchinsonMag, @ShawneeMag, @TopekaMagazine from http://www.sunflowerpub.com/ 8:55 AM Nov 25th from HootSuite
  3. A special museum in a little Kansas border town makes sure Presidential candidates, once gone, are not forgotten: @TheyAlsoRan 9:35 AM Nov 24th from HootSuite
  4. Did you know @baldwincityks is the only city in the U.S. with the name "Baldwin City"? Pretty cool! 5:13 AM Nov 23rd from web
  5. Joe Walsh, guitarist and songwriter for the rock band, The Eagles, was born November 20, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas. 9:03 AM Nov 20th from web
  6. Major League Baseball All-Star outfielder Johnny Damon was born on November 5, 1973 in Fort Riley, Kansas. 10:03 AM Nov 5th from API
  7. Hilary Swank Electrifies the Screen as Brave Kansan Amelia Earhart: http://bit.ly/1DqXbK 7:24 AM Oct 28th from API
  8. Junction City, KS features an authenic 1800s "Heritage Underwear Show," performed live, with elderly ladies acting as the lingerie models. 9:33 AM Oct 14th from web
  9. Monkey Island at Riverside Park in Independence, Kansas was the home of “Able”, America's First Space Monkey: http://bit.ly/QfpxM 9:32 AM Oct 13th from web
  10. The Mennonite Heritage Museum in Goessel, KS features a life-size replica of the Liberty Bell made out of turkey red wheat straw. 9:32 AM Oct 12th from web
  11. Boston Corbett, who killed John Wilkes Booth, Pres. Lincoln's assassin, later committed to Topeka Asylum for the Insane: http://bit.ly/4XOy7 9:33 AM Oct 11th from web
  12. The Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum in Chanute, Kansas tells the story of adventures in exotic lands: http://www.safarimuseum.com/ 9:33 AM Oct 10th from web
  13. The Moon Marble Company in Bonner Springs, Kansas offers one of the world's largest selection of unique marbles: http://www.moonmarble.com/ 9:32 AM Oct 9th from web
  14. Douglas County Kansas was named in honor of Stephen A. Douglas, United States Senator from Illinois, & candidate president in 1860. 9:42 AM Oct 8th from web
  15. Each year Pratt hosts the Miss Kansas Pageant, and Pratt County Historical Museum features a display dedicated to Kansas beauty queens. 9:42 AM Oct 7th from web
  16. In 1868, William Cody won a hunting contest in Oakley, Kansas, killing 69 bison and launching the legend of "Buffalo Bill" Cody. 9:42 AM Oct 6th from web
  17. Kansas designated the barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) as the official state amphibian in 1994: http://bit.ly/l6Ey6 9:42 AM Oct 5th from web
  18. Kansas designated the ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) as the offical state reptile in 1986: http://bit.ly/10qEWh 9:42 AM Oct 4th from web
  19. 22% of all beef in the United States originates in Kansas, and more than 6.4 million cattle, as well as 1.8 million hogs live in Kansas. 9:42 AM Oct 3rd from web
  20. Kansas has more than 47 million acres of land in farms, spread across some 64,000 farms. The average size of a farm in Kansas is 740 acres. 9:44 AM Oct 2nd from web
  • Name Kansas Facts
  • Location Kansas
  • Bio Daily facts, figures, and fun trivia about the great state of Kansas. You'll never guess what's coming next!
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