Gotta jump in; St. Louis native here who didn't leave the area for good until age 37, though I went to college in Illinois and lived in the Illinois suburbs of St. L. for many years.
When I was in school in my native state, we had to learn some interesting facts about Missouri:
1) It is the most central state in the U.S.: two states separate Missouri from Canada, two from Mexico, five from the Atlantic Ocean, five from the Pacific.
2) Missouri and one other state share the title of bordering the most states, eight. Missouri's neighbors are Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.
I may not remember where I left my car keys, but some stuff sticks with you forever. I am a font of useless knowledge.
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St. Louis; Southern Illinois; Lake City, FL; Jacksonville, FL
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