Ten things you didn't know about Nebraska

10

The 911 emergency system of communications, now used throughout the nation, originated in Lincoln, Neb.

9

Famous alumni of the school include Warren Buffett, the third richest man in the world, and New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain.

8

One account says Nebraska is the birthplace of the reuben sandwich.

7

Former residents of Lincoln include Academy Award winner Hilary Swank, former talk show host Johnny Carson and vice president Dick Cheney.

6

When filled to capacity, Memorial Stadium (where the Huskers play home games) holds more people (85,197) than any city in Nebraska except for Omaha and Lincoln.

5

Lincoln’s nickname is the “Star City” after the star logos used to indicate city capitals. The city’s logo is actually a star that is made up of five L’s.

4

Lincoln County is the origin of the world’s largest Woolly Mammoth

fossil.

3

Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, a high-school dropout, attended the University of Nebraska for the filming of a six-episode reality show, “Tommy Lee Goes to College,” on NBC in 2005.

2

The Lincoln Airport is an emergency landing site for the NASA space shuttle and is the top landing site in the non-coastal United States.

1

Kool-Aid was created in 1927 by Edwin Perkins in the city of Hastings, which is about 100 miles west of Lincoln. It is the official soft drink of Nebraska.