Kindness. Modesty. A sense of humor… What am I referring to? Noooo, not my ideal match on some dating app (so keep swiping!) I’m naming only a few of Kansas’s wonderful characteristics that the rest of the country could use. In addition to these three, all other 49 states could definitely take a page from our book regarding:

1. Ability to share.
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Did you know that both the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs actually play on the Missouri side of the city? We're generous like that... (But let's face it; the KANSAS City teams are really ours!)
2. How to be friendly...
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Trust me; no matter where you are in this world, you will never find people as neighborly and down-to-earth as you will in Kansas.
3. (...despite the fact that we are *literally* the center of the earth...)
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Or at least of the United States!
4. ...and capacity to come together in times of triumph and tragedy.
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5. We know that when in doubt, just throw it on the grill and smother it in some BBQ sauce.
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6. Feeding the world is hard work, but somebody has to do it!
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Did you know that ONE acre of wheat can make enough bread to feed more than 9,000 people for an entire day?!
7. Kansans will always stand by their (wo)men.
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Even in the very worst of times (like KU football or K-State basketball.)

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8. We know that it's OK to think outside the box...
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Pizza Hut was founded in 1958 in Wichita.
9. ...break the mold...
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Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, was born in Atchison.
10. ...and ignore the haters.
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Wichita native Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award (for her role in "Gone with the Wind").
11. It takes A LOT to scare us!
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Verrückt, the world's tallest water slide, resides at Schlitterbahn Kansas City.
12. Finally, our state knows the importance of good jobs...
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13. ...a quality education...
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14. ...and an affordable cost of living.
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Take notes, Colorado!

Want to discover even more to love about the Sunflower State? Click on 18 Reasons Kansas Is The BEST State In The Nation.

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