Indiana last edited by fiye on 08/22/22 11:02AM View full history Indiana TriviaWabash, IN was the first electrically lighted city in the world on March 31st, 1880.The Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 races take place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Notable Hoosiers: David Letterman, Kurt Vonnegut, The Jacksons (Michael, Janet, etc.), Dan Quayle, Larry Bird, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Jim Davis, James Dean.Corydon, IN was the capitol of Indiana before it became a state in December of 1816. The state capitol was moved to a more centralized location, Indianapolis.The term "Hoosier", though still widely disputed (trust me), is generally thought to have come from a colloquial frontier greeting of "Who's here?"Indiana is home to many great educational institutions: Indiana University (Bloomington), Purdue (Lafayette), Notre Dame (South Bend), and Indiana State University (Terre Haute).Indiana's state bird is the cardinal. Its state flower is the peony.Indiana's state motto is "The Crossroads of America", referring to the multitudes of major US highways connecting Indianapolis with the rest of the US and Indiana's historical status as a major US railroad hub.Elkhart County has Indiana's biggest county fair, the Elkhart County 4-H Fair.The term "Hoosier hysteria" refers to the excitement that Hoosiers experience around basketball season. Any of them. Excitement levels may vary, check your local hoosier for details.Wabash College, located in Crawfordsville, IN, is one of three remaining all-male liberal college institutions in the US.The Old Oaken Bucket, is a hotly contested college football trophy among arch-rivals the Indiana Hoosiers of Bloomington, and the Purdue Boilermakers of Lafayette. Purdue leads in terms of trophy possession, 70 to 37, with 6 ties against the Hoosiers. The Hoosiers won the trophy back in 2010 during a 34-31 overtime against Purdue. Purdue had kept the trophy since winning it back in 1996. Font-sizeParagraphHeader 4Header 3Header 2 Quote Link Img Table TweetClean sizeSMLpositionLCRUDchangeCreditDeletesizeSMpositionLRUDchangetitle 1title 2captiondelete×Edit Image TitleTitle: ×Embed ImageWhat size image should we insert? (This will not affect the original upload) Small Medium How do you want the image positioned around text? Float Left Float Right Go to LinkUnlinkChange× Link to Giant Bomb Content AllWiki Franchises Games Accessories Characters Companies Concepts Locations Objects People PlatformsEditorial Videos Podcasts Articles Reviews Features ShowsCommunity Users You can search for any Giant Bomb content. ×Link to a pageAllWiki Franchises Games Accessories Characters Companies Concepts Locations Objects People PlatformsEditorial Videos Podcasts Articles Reviews Features ShowsCommunity Users You can search for any Giant Bomb content. positionUDchangeDeletepositionUDchangeDeletepositionUDchangeDeleteInsert Row UpInsert Row DownInsert Column LeftInsert Column RightDelete RowDelete ColumnbordersonheaderonpositionUDtablemax-widthdelete×Insert TableRows: Columns: positionLCRUDchangeDelete×Embed tweetEnter the URL for the tweet you want to embed.
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