If you were raised in Arkansas, or if you’ve lived here long enough to be an official Arkansan, there are certain things you just come to know—things about potlucks and tomatoes and weather. In Arkansas, these are the truths we hold to be self-evident:

1. Possum pie is the best thing to take to a potluck...
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2. ...unless you’re bringing the potato salad.
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3. The exact definition of “hotter than fried heck.”
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See this egg? This is you during an Arkansas summer.
4. Sometimes it’s okay to cuss out loud. Just watch the really bad words and mind who you’re doing it in front of.
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5. To cool off in the summer, you don’t need a pool. You just need a body of water.
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6. Waterfront adventures aren’t only for the daytime. Dusk and nighttime are awesome too.
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7. There’s nothing better than a good junk sale.
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Especially if it’s at the Junk Ranch. You can find great junk at 11195 Centerpoint Church Road in Prairie Grove.

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8. Festival season means celebrating fruits and vegetables.
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9. There’s more than one way to be a world capital.
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You could take a cue from Alma and be the Spinach Capital of the World, for example.
10. Arkansas isn’t all mountain landscapes.
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We do have the delta. And lots of good crop-growing bottom land too.
11. Unless it's the height of storm season, you can usually ignore the weather forecast.
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We’ve got mighty fine weathermen, but no one can predict the weather here. No one.
12. There’s nothing like planting your own garden.
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Except maybe sharing the vegetables with friends and family.
13. Arkansans grow the best tomatoes.
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14. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with a double negative in a casual conversation. You know, for emphasis.
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No. A double negative forms a sentiment.
15. Hillbilly life hacks are the best life hacks.
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What about you, Arkansans? Anything else you’ve always just known to be true?

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