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| Missouri Facts |
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On June 20, 1955, the flowering dogwood (Cornus Florida L.) became Missouri's official tree. |
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On Sucker Day in Nixa, Missouri, school closes officially and the little town swells to a throng of 15,000 hungry folks. All craving a taste of the much maligned but delicious bottom dweller fish loathed by almost everyone else. |
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On July 21, 1967, the mineral galena was adopted as the official mineral of Missouri. |
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