Kentucky was a popular hunting ground for the Shawnee and Cherokee Indian nations prior to being settled by white settlers.
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Pikeville, Kentucky annually leads the nation in per capita consumption of Pepsi-Cola.
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The brass plate embedded in the sidewalk at the corner of Limestone and Main Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky is a memorial marker honoring Smiley Pete. The animal was known as the town dog in Lexington. He died in 1957.
