Posted in Texas December 15, 2015 by Katie Lawrence

13 Incredible, Almost Unbelievable Facts About Texas

Everything truly is bigger in Texas. Here’s a list of 13 facts that prove it. Make sure you’re sitting down for this – you might be shocked beyond belief.

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1) Texas has enough crude oil reserves to fill up 1,588 Empire State Buildings - that's 276,779,000 gallons.

2) There are enough machine guns in Texas (28,690 to be exact) for every student at Dartmouth and Harvard.

3) 35 North Dakotas still wouldn't have as many businesses as Texas.

3) Texas alone is twice the size of Germany.

5) 7.7% of homes in the US are in Texas.

6) More people are below the poverty line in Texas than the population of Los Angeles.

7) There are more illegal immigrants in Texas than the population of Philadelphia - and they make up 9% of the workforce.

8) Texas has a GDP equivalent to Canada - and if it were a country, it would have the 12th highest in the world.

9) One-third of adults in Texas is obese - that amounts to more people than Minnesota has altogether.

10) El Paso is closer to Needles, California than it is to Dallas.

11) King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island.

12) The Texas capital building is the only dome in the country larger than the U.S. capital.

13) Texans consume more catfish per year than the weight of almost 7 Eiffel Towers.

Can you believe these facts? I’m sure having a hard time. What other crazy, incredible facts do you know about Texas? Share them in the comments below!