Top 10 Ohio Fun Facts

The Top Ten

1 Ohio is an Iroquois word meaning “great water"

"Ohio, friend! Heard any Ohio jokes? "

2 Became a state in 1803

3 17th state in the union

4 Only State with a burgee as a flag

5 According to the Ohio State Flag Code the flag is to be folded 17 times to represent Ohio as the 17th state

6 State Pledge: I salute the flag of the state of Ohio and pledge to the Buckeye State respect and loyalty

7 The Wright Brothers invented the Airplane in Dayton, Ohio

8 The pop top soda can was invented by Ermal Fraze in Dayton, Ohio

9 Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. He was from Wapakoneta.

Yep, learned about him, they was in a race with another country. Our country won.

10 Cincinnati Reds were the first professional baseball team.

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