This informative post will be posted on Saturday along with my usual writing.  You are invited to participate with the opening question.

Brain Teaser Question

If a doctor gives you three pills, telling you to take one very half hour, how many minutes will pass from taking the first pill to the last pill?

(answer found at the end of this post)

Featured Facts

The Cornhusker State of Nebraska entered the American Union on March 1, 1867.  Following the end of the American Civil War, the Nebraska Territory was the first one granted admission to statehood.

While the city of Omaha has been the most populated one in the state, Lincoln has been the capital city.  According to the 2022 U.S. Census, Omaha’s population stood at 486,051 while Lincoln’s was 291,082.

Here are a few interesting facts about Nebraska:

• State Bird:  Western meadowlark
• State Flower:  Goldenrod
• State Motto:  Equality Before the Law

Chimney Rock, located in northwestern Nebraska at Deadwood Gulch, was one of the most noted landmarks on the Oregon Trail.  The Nebraska Legislature has been the only one in the United States to use a single house chamber (unicameral).  The original nickname for the state was the “Tree Planter’s State.”

Answer to Brain Teaser Question

60 minutes.