We, Alabamans don’t call our state “sweet home” for nothing. Sure, we’re not always perfect but in many areas, we’re the best. Here are 5 things the state of Alabama is known for being the best.
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1. College football
No one can argue this. We have 15 championships, 17 if you include two for Auburn University – with a four-peat from 2009-2012..
2. Southern literature
We could just say, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and call it a day. But Alabama’s literacy landscape is so much richer: “Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions” and Peejoe Bullis "Crazy in Alabama," to name a few.
3. Building rocket engines
We’ve been building them the longest. We are NASA’s acknowledged propulsion experts. The men sent to the moon were carried by engines designed and tested in Huntsville.
4. Barbeque
We have award-winning restaurants, world-famous recipes, and local competitions and festivals. But the most important is, no matter which is your favorite, everything tastes good.
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5. Training astronauts
With Alabama’s great space heritage, it’s only obvious we know how to train astronauts. Six astronauts and six past directors of Kennedy Space Center have graduated from Auburn University, two from Troy University and another astronaut from the University of Alabama.
Hi there, Kevin Rolle here. I’m a sportswriter and a student from the Alabama University. If you want more updates about college sports, visit this link.
