There has been much brouhaha about what is wrong with Kansas.

But it ain't new.

Turns out there was fighting between abolitionists and pro-slavery folks in that area well before the civil war, and that, in fact, The Civil War may have never happened if it weren't for their hot tempers.

Evidently, there is animosity to this day 'tween Missouri and Kansas.

Athletic competitions between Kansas University and the University of Missouri are actually called "The Border War."

Or at least they used to be.

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