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In 1937, Nebraska became the only state in the Union to have a unicameral (one-house) legislature. Members are elected to it without party designation.
Nebraska is home to five Fortune 500 Companies, including Berkshire Hathaway, ConAgra Foods, Mutual of Omaha, Peter Kiewit Sons, and Union Pacific Railroad.
In 1927, Edwin E. Perkins of Hastings invented the powered soft drink Kool-Aid. Kool-Aid was invented by Edwin Perkins in 1927 in Hastings. He changed his soft drink syrup, Fruit Smack, into a powder to make it easier to ship.
The 911 system of emergency communications, now used nationwide, was developed and first used in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The High Plains Aquifer is a big underground layer of rocks and other materials that are filled with water. Most of this aquifer lies beneath Nebraska, supplying it with more underground water than any other state.
Mutual of Omaha Corporate headquarters is Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1909 then known as Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association.