5 things I Didn’t Know About Arkansas
1. The Magnet Cove region claims to contain 102 varieties of minerals.
2. Sam Walton founded his Wal-Mart stores in Bentonville.
3. Scott Joplin, popular musician and composer, was born in Texarkana.
4. The South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato is the official state fruit and blossom. It was designated in 1987.
5. 47 hot springs flow from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain, at an average temperature of 143 F.
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