Tennesseans are sometimes referred to as Butternuts, a tag which was first applied to Tennessee soldiers during the Civil War because of the tan color of their uniforms.
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Nashville Tennessee's Grand Ole Opry is the longest continuously running live radio program in the world. It has broadcast every Friday and Saturday night since 1925.
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Coca-Cola was first bottle in 1899 at a plant on Patten Parkway in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee after two local attorneys purchased the bottling rights to the drink for $l.00.