• TragicNotCute@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Fun fact: calling Oklahoma citizens “Sooners” is actually a historical insult. They won’t take it that way in modern times, but it’s a reference to the fact that during the land rush, they behaved illegally and left to go stake land “too soon”.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sooners