Posted in Texas
December 12, 2015
11 Shocking Things You Had No Idea Happened In Texas
Just when I thought I knew every interesting fact about Texas, I’ve been proven wrong yet again. Could our state’s history possibly be any more captivating? Make sure you’re sitting down for this one – here’s a list of 11 unbelievable things that have happened here in Texas.
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Lawrence Russel Brewer ordered two chicken-fried steaks, a triple cheeseburger with bacon, a bowl of fried okra, a pound of barbecue, three fajitas, and a meat-lover's pizza - only to decide he wasn't hungry for any of it.

This town sure started off with a bang.

Residents said they didn't want to contaminate a greeting that's supposed to be positive with the negativity the word "hell" evokes.

Mobile City was the only place in Rockwall county where alcohol could be purchased outside of a restaurant until 2007.

Poor Bevo.

That's just a tad bit too fast, don't you think?

Tourists came from all corners of the state to see the spectacle and even give him a bottle themselves. Bottoms up!




This hasn't happened yet, but an enormous clock that will keep time for 10,000 years is being built inside a mountain in West Texas. The clock will tick every year and a cuckoo bird will emerge every millennium.
I can’t believe these things have happened right here in our state! I’m curious – what other crazy things have happened in Texas? Let me know in the comments below!