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 Dave Thomas built the first Wendy's fast-food restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, where he resided with his eight-year-old daughter, Wendy.[([[https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/11/business/wendys-founder-dave-thomas-daughter/index.html|cnn]])]
+===== Metroparks =====
+Cleveland's 21,000-acre Metroparks, comprised of 18 separate parks and reservations, is more than double the size of New York City's Central Park.[([[https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/about|clevelandmetroparks]])]
+===== Butter Sculpture =====
+It has been an annual tradition at the Ohio State Fair since 1903 to showcase a life-size butter sculpture of a cow and calf.[([[https://eu.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/07/26/ohio-state-fairs-butter-cow-display-pays-tribute-farming-families/10129467002/|dispatch]])]
+===== Golf =====
+Golf became a considerably more popular sport in the early twentieth century, owing to Cleveland, Ohio, golfer Coburn Haskell and Bertram G. Work of the B.F. Goodrich Company's creation of the rubber golf ball.[([[https://www.the-golf-experience.com/golf-ball-history.html|golf-experience]])]
+===== NFL =====
+The National Football League was founded in Canton, Ohio in 1920 at the Jordan and Hupmobile auto company.[([[https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-nfl-founded-in-canton/|profootballhof]])]
+===== Quaker Oats =====
+Miller Henry Parsons Crowell started the Quaker Oats business in Ohio in 1877.[([[http://www.giantsforgod.com/henry-parsons-crowell-quaker-oats/|giantsforgod]])]
+===== Pro Football Hall of Fame =====
+The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Ohio, near the birthplace of the NFL.[([[https://www.profootballhof.com/visit/hall-of-fame-history/|profootballhof]])]
+===== Cincinnati Bengals =====
+While the NFL was founded in Ohio, only one of the state's two professional football teams has ever won the Super Bowl—the Cincinnati Bengals.[([[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/733872-how-all-32-nfl-teams-got-their-names|bleacherreport]])]
+===== Anthony Sowell =====
+Despite the stink around Anthony Sowell's Cleveland, Ohio, home, the serial killer was able to abduct and murder 11 local women before authorities discovered their corpses on his property in 2009.[([[https://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/04/ohio.cleveland.bodies/index.html|cnn]])]
+===== Buckeye State =====
+Ohio is known as the "Buckeye State" because of its abundance of buckeye trees.[([[https://www.ideastream.org/show/newsdepth/2015-01-09/know-ohio-why-is-ohio-called-the-buckeye-state|ideastream]])]
+===== Self-Starting Car =====
+In 1911, the self-starting vehicle engine was designed by Charles Kettering from Ohio, saving drivers from having to physically crank the engine to start the car.[([[https://www.hagerty.com/media/people/electric-starter-inventor-kettering-was-no-crank/|hagerty]])]
+===== Traffic Signals =====
+In order to reduce vehicle and buggy accidents, the traffic signal was created in Ohio in 1923.[([[https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/traffic-signals-a-brief-history/|wsu]])]
+===== The Wright Brothers =====
+The brothers lived in Dayton, Ohio, for years, studying and testing aviation components. A common misperception regarding the innovation is that it was created in North Carolina. Nonetheless, it was developed and produced in Ohio. The initial flight took done in North Carolina since the flying conditions were better than in Ohio. On December 17th, 1903, they successfully flew the plane. Despite the fact that the flight took place in North Carolina, the plane is said to have been created in Dayton.[([[https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/wright-brothers|history]])]
+===== Rock and Roll Hall of Fame =====
+The museum honors the most influential persons in rock music history. A specific hall is devoted to the honorees and their accomplishments. The majority of the museum is dedicated to the evolution of rock & roll music across time. Special objects such as documents and other important items are also kept at the museum.[([[https://thehistoryofrockandroll.net/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/|thehistoryofrockandroll]])]
+===== 20% Population In Rural Areas =====
+Rural areas are home to over 20% of the state's population. This translates to around 2,310,000 persons. These individuals are not considered to be part of any of Ohio's metro regions, hence they are classified as rural or non-metro.[([[https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/states/ohio|ruralhealthinfo]])]
+===== Ohio State University =====
+Ohio State University is the third-largest university in the country. There were 65,795 students enrolled at Ohio State University during the 2021-2022 school year. Texas A&M had the most students (over 73,000), followed by the University of Central Florida (over 70,000).[([[https://sae.osu.edu/pdf/enrollment-report.pdf|osu]])]

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