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The world’s greatest temperature change in 24 hours—a whopping 100 degrees—occurred in Browning (pop. 1,220) on Jan. 23, 1916. The mercury fell from 44 degrees Fahrenheit to minus 56 degrees.

first appeared: 2/11/2001

The work of Jack Horner, chief palentologist for the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, helped the museum become famous. Horner coached actor Sam Neill for the role of palentologist Alan Grant in the hit movie Jurrasic Park.

first appeared: 2/11/2001

Jeanette Rankin, born in Missoula in 1880, was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress and among the first women to serve in any major legislative body. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1916—when women could not even vote in most states.

first appeared: 2/4/2001

—Of roughly 1,000 grizzly bears living in the contiguous 48 states, Montana is home to about 800. These bears, which can grow to 700 pounds, eat everything from ants and berries to fish and large animals. They can run as fast as a horse.

first appeared: 1/28/2001

Montana has the largest migratory elk herd in the nation. The Northern Yellowstone herd—15,000 to 20,000 elk—migrates north from Wyoming into Montana each winter.

first appeared: 1/28/2001

Flathead Lake in northwest Montana is considered the largest natural freshwater lake in the western United States. It has nearly 200 square miles of water.

first appeared: 1/21/2001

The town of Ekalaka (pop. 433) was named for the daughter of the famous Sioux chief, Sitting Bull.

first appeared: 1/21/2001

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