11 Ultra-Modern Inventions of Oklahoma
When it comes to the list of things invented in Oklahoma, there's no limit to what Oklahomans tell each other in casual conversation.
Example: My uncle Eddie once told my mother that the big gold-dome house in Lawton belonged to the guy that invented Post-It Notes.
She believed that for decades until I moved here and learned the real story.
She did not think Eddie's joke was as funny as the rest of us did.
There have been rumors that the electric guitar was invented in Oklahoma, but that's not true. It was understandable since the first electric guitar virtuoso was Sooner State born and bred, but it wasn't his invention.
As wild as the tales can get, there's a shocking amount of modern-American things that actually are 100% Oklahoma-made. Here's a quick rundown.