Fact briefs
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Fact brief: Did Babe Ruth play a game in South Dakota?
The Yankee great made a stop in Midwestern towns in 1922 as part of a barnstorming tour, but how many stops were in South Dakota?
Fact brief: Have any football players from SD been top 10 NFL Draft picks?
South Dakota has had strong representation recently. But has anyone from the state been drafted in the top 10?
Fact brief: Has South Dakota always had 1 U.S. House seat?
House seats are reapportioned every 10 years after the U.S. Census is conducted.
Fact brief: Is Mount Rushmore National Memorial currently in extreme drought?
The Black Hills region has already had severe fires and is currently in a "high" fire danger risk (4 out of 6).
Fact brief: Is Black Elk Peak the highest point between the Rockies and the Alps?
Black Elk Peak, which was officially named Harney Peak until 2016, is 7,231 feet above sea level.
Fact brief: Does SD have one of the lowest tax rates in the country?
South Dakota has no state income tax — but does that actually make it one of the lowest-tax states overall?
Fact brief: Have any South Dakota natives been into space?
Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft are returning to Earth after slingshotting around the moon.