Portal:Indiana/Did you know

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...that 9 of Indiana's 12 native bat species have been observed in the National Natural Landmark Wyandotte Caves? (pictured)
...that the Potawatomi, a tribe of Native Americans, were evicted from land near Indiana’s Yellow River less than six years after tribal chiefs signed a treaty granting them that land in perpetuity?
...that Fisher Automobile Company in Indianapolis, Indiana is believed to have been the first automobile dealership in the United States?
...that only eight of the planned 296 miles of the Indiana Central Canal were built, due to Indiana being bankrupted by the Panic of 1837?
...that a pioneer automobile manufacturer, August Duesenberg, went bankrupt after his failure to sell his first mass produced vehicle, although his race cars had won seven of the first ten places in the 1920 Indianapolis 500-mile race?

... that University of Notre Dame basketball player Luke Harangody (pictured) and his brother were banned from playing basketball in their backyard as children because their games regularly ended in fights?

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