Nebraska

• The world’s first Kool-Aid was created in Nebraska.

• There was a nuclear reactor in the middle of Omaha for 52 years.

• It was once illegal to teach any foreign languages in the state.

• Al Capone's older brother quietly lived out his life here as a Prohibition agent.

• Theodore W. Metcalf, Nebraska's Lieutenant Governor in 1931, during his tenure, he invented The Great Navy of the State of Nebraska and appointed 20-some "prominent Nebraskans" to the rank of admiral.


• It is illegal to go whale fishing.

• It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.

• A man is not allowed to run around with a shaved chest.

• A parent can be arrested if their child cannot hold back a burp during a church service.

• It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.

• Hotels Are Required to Provide Clean White Cotton Nightshirts for Guests.

• It is illegal to fly a plane while drunk.

• Having false teeth created from leather is illegal.

• Lehigh - Doughnut holes may not be sold.

• Waterloo - Barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7 A.M. and 7 P.M.


• Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium houses the world’s largest indoor jungle, nocturnal exhibit, and indoor desert.

• Plainview - The Klown Doll Museum - More than 7000 clown dolls crowd this building to either terrify or delight you.

• Gothenburg - The World's Largest Plow

• Monowi is the only incorporated town in the United States with a population of just one person. Monowi's sole resident runs the town's library and tavern and also acts as the mayor.

• The state of Nebraska is nowhere near an ocean. However, there is a lighthouse that stands along the road in Ashland, Nebraska.