Fear the Okra!

So Dad and I have basically just been exploring around for the last few days.  Delta State University is a really nice campus, kind of reminds me of Western Washington University (where I went) with all of the brick buildings.  Oh, and did I mention that the school mascot is the fighting okra?  In case you didn't know, okra is a vegetable, so it's fair to say that their mascot is pretty amazing.

Fear the Okra!!! Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.

As someone who loves random trivia, I thought now would be a good time to name some fun facts about Mississippi!  Enjoy!
 
State Bird:  Mockingbird
State Flower:  Magnolia
State Beverage:  Milk (I thought this was super random...lol)

The world's largest cactus plantation is in Edwards.

Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, on January 8, 1935.

In 1963 the University of Mississippi Medical Center accomplished the world's first human lung transplant and, on January 23, 1964, Dr. James D. Hardy performed the world's first heart transplant surgery.

The first football player on a Wheaties box was Walter Payton of Columbia.

Rootbeer was invented in Biloxi in 1898 by Edward Adolf Barq, Sr.

All of these facts were retrieved from http://www.50states.com/facts/miss.htm.