Arkansas Fun Facts

Part 5 of the 50 part series. This time going to the state of Arkansas.

- Arkansas is the only state to produce diamonds.

- Arkansas has over 600,000 acres of lakes.

- It is illegal to pronounce Arkansas wrong in the state of Arkansas.

- Arkansas' state beverage is milk

- Cheese dogs were created in Little Rock

- More than half the state is covered in forestland.

- In 1876, two Fayetteville newspaper editors had a street fight to settle their differences. The loser had to sell his paper and leave town.