Garth Brooks was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He grew up in Yukon, Oklahoma.
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In Gurhrie, Oklahoma nearly 20,000 lighters and "fire starters" are displayed at the National Lighter Museum. The nation's only museum devoted to the collection of lighters.
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The town of Beaver, Oklahoma claims to be the Cow Chip Throwing Capital of the World. It is here that the World Championship Cow Chip Throw is held each April.