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Kansas inventors include Almon Stowger of El Dorado who invented the dial telephone in 1889; William Purvis and Charles Wilson of Goodland who invented the helicopter in 1909; and Omar Knedlik of Coffeyville who invented the first frozen carbonated drink. |
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Silent comedian Buster Keaton, of early film success, was from Piqua, Kansas. |
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A ball of twine in Cawker City, Kansas measures over 38' in circumference and weighs more than 16,750 pounds and is still growing. |
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