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| Kansas Facts |
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Amelia Earhart, first woman granted a pilot's license by the National Aeronautics Associate and first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean was from Atchison, Kansas. |
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The public swimming pool at the Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City, Kansas occupies half a city block and holds 2 1/2 million gallons of water. |
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Kansas has the largest population of wild grouse in North America. The grouse is commonly called the prairie chicken. |
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