27.And Miss Oklahoma was first runner-up at the Miss USA Pageant.
28.Cimarron County in Oklahoma's panhandle is the only county in the United States that touches four other states: New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, and Kansas!
29.Oklahoma has more ecological regions per square mile than any other state — including BIG green mountains.
Mesas.
Big sky prairies.
Waterfalls.
And mostly, a lot of flat, flat prairies and big, big sky.
30.Does your state have its own colorful lizard? I think NOT!
31.This man.
32.Oh, and this one.
33.It took the Oklahoma City Thunder club only three years to make it to the NBA Championships after relocating from Seattle to Oklahoma.
They were the second youngest NBA Finals team in NBA history.
34.Between 2006 to 2010, Oklahoma's gross domestic product grew by 10.6% — even in the midst of a recession.
35.Oklahoma's unemployment rate is 4.9% — the national average is 7.5%.
36.Oklahoma has the most wins and best winning percentage in college football over the last 75 years.
37.ESPN ranked Oklahoma the most prestigious college football program in modern college football.
38.The Oklahoma State Cowboys have made bowl games in five of the last six years and ended the season No. 1 in the nation in 2011.
39.Oklahoma is home to more Native American tribal headquarters than any other state.
40.There are 25 Native American languages spoken in Oklahoma, second only to California.
41.We're also home to the amazing Red Earth Native American Festival.
42.The Philbrook Museum in Tulsa is one of the top 50 fine art museums in the United States.
43.And was your state the inspiration for one of the greatest musicals of all time?
And Hugh Jackman says, "OOOOOOOKLAHOMA!"
44.But most importantly, no matter what happens...
...in the face of national tragedy or natural disaster...
