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Utah's 'Life Elevated'—20,000 rubber chickens.

Utah and its residents can be proud of a lot of things. True, the state Legislature often acts like a bunch of circus monkeys, the state liquor store doesn't sell cold beer 'cause it would promote drinking and ... well, the list goes on.

Utah and its residents can be proud of a lot of things. True, the state Legislature often acts like a bunch of circus monkeys, the state liquor store doesn't sell cold beer 'cause it would promote drinking and ... well, the list goes on. But we have cool stuff, too.

Wilson, did you know that the first KFC was right here on State Street in South Salt Lake? True story. Think of it, Colonel Sanders is now worldwide—you can get drumsticks in Vietnam and India. Utah had the first department store—Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution, aka ZCMI, and it's still here.

A Utah native, Walter Fredrick…

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