Today is National Oklahoma Day

Today is National Oklahoma Day, so of course we will look at some fun facts about this State and some of their silly laws as well - did you know . . . 

You can go to jail for making faces at a dog in Oklahoma.

It illegal to wear your boots to bed

You can not carry a fishbowl on a bus that contains a live fish

It is against the law to fish for whales in Oklahoma.

The city of Tulsa made it against the law to open up a bottle of soda without the supervision of a licensed engineer.

In the capital of Oklahoma City, don't let anyone catch you walking backward down the street while eating a hamburger.

You will find more silly laws at this link. Now for some interesting facts, did you know . . .

• Oklahoma has a rich Native American heritage and is home to 39 federally recognized Native American tribes.
• Oklahoma is known for its severe weather, including tornadoes. It is part of the region known as Tornado Alley.
• People have lived in what is now Oklahoma since the end of the last ice age. 
• Oklahoma is the 46th State in the Union.
• The word ‘Oklahoma’ comes from the Choctaw Indian language, and it means ‘red people.’
• Alabaster Caverns, in Freedom, is the world's largest alabaster deposit.
• Oklahoma's Cimarron County is the only county in the United States that touches four states: Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas.

You will find more interesting facts at this link and at this link.