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Oklahoma is a true paradise offering outdoor activities from mountain biking to scuba diving, trail riding to rapelling. Also check out our world class museums and attractions and a wealth of culture and Native American and cowboy history unrivaled anywhere in the U.S. Get out and enjoy.

 
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  • The world's first installed parking meter was in Oklahoma City, on July 16, 1935. Carl C. Magee, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is generally credited with originating the parking meter. He filed for a patent for a "coin controlled parking meter" on May 13, 1935.

  • On April 22, 1889, land opened for white settlement in Oklahoma. Some people entered in "sooner" than they were supposed to. They became known as Sooners. Eventually that nickname spread to all Oklahomans.
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