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No one is quite sure why Arkansas chose "The people rule" as the state motto. One thought is that Arkansawyers had, at the time, a habit of carrying large dagger-like knives (giving Arkansas the nickname "The Toothpick State"). Also, much of Arkansas lies within the Ozark mountains, which was originally settled by outlaws and renegade Indians.

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