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Exploring Oklahoma legends, tall tales, oddities, and conundrums. Heard something you're curious about? Submit questions and suggestions for future episodes to curious@kgou.org.

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Exploring Oklahoma legends, tall tales, oddities, and conundrums. Heard something you're curious about? Submit questions and suggestions for future episodes to curious@kgou.org.

    Which Oklahoman Got a Hippopotamus for Christmas?

    Which Oklahoman Got a Hippopotamus for Christmas?

    Which Oklahoman Got a Hippopotamus for Christmas? Today’s story features a local girl with a belter of a voice, several hippopotamuses, some zoo history, and a hit song.

    • 13 min
    Which Oklahoma community was 'America's Model City' in 1951 and how did the Shetland pony help it grow?

    Which Oklahoma community was 'America's Model City' in 1951 and how did the Shetland pony help it grow?

    Which of Oklahoma's cities was designated "America's Model City" in 1951? And how did the diminutive Shetland pony help that city to grow?

    • 14 min
    Who are the Germans from Russia in Oklahoma?

    Who are the Germans from Russia in Oklahoma?

    Many settlers in Oklahoma are of German descent but had ancestors who lived as Germans in Russia for a century or more. Who are these “other Germans?”

    • 14 min
    How did Oklahoma help create the Chicken Dance craze?

    How did Oklahoma help create the Chicken Dance craze?

    Did you know that the Tulsa Oktoberfest played an important role in fueling the craze for the Chicken Dance? Find out how in this episode of How Curious.

    • 12 min
    Is there an Oklahoma Octopus?

    Is there an Oklahoma Octopus?

    Does a massive man-hunting octopus inhabit Oklahoma’s lakes? Rachel Hopkin looks into one of the Sooner State’s unique legendary monsters, the Oklahoma Octopus.

    • 14 min
    How did a young Oklahoman become known as "The Richest Black Girl in America"*?

    How did a young Oklahoman become known as "The Richest Black Girl in America"*?

    In 1913 a young Oklahoma came to be known as “The Richest Black Girl in America” after oil was found on her land. How Curious explores Sarah Rector’s extraordinary life.

    • 14 min

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